A 79‑year‑old Chinese man has appeared in a court in New Zealand after he pinched a toddler's private parts in a swimming pool changing room.
But despite admitting assault, he was let off a charge as the judge accepted his argument that the behaviour was a traditional sign of affection in China.
The father told the man to stop and called the police.
The man, who had moved to New Zealand in 2009, told the police that he hadn't known such an action was offensive there, and that the young victim had reminded him of a grandson back in China whom he missed deeply.
The man’s daughter prepared a report that said in China, pinching a child's private parts was a way of showing affection.
[Source:BBC]
