Chinese man sold by teenage lover to Myanmar fraud ring freed after family pays US$48,000

A court in China will hear a case involving a 17-year-old girl accused of selling her 19-year-old boyfriend to a scam hub in Myanmar for 100,000 yuan (US$14,000).

The man, known as Huang, was released by the scam ring at the end of June after his family paid 350,000 yuan (US$48,000).

He was held there for nearly four months, during which time he received frequent beatings, leading to his deafness.

The case aroused widespread attention on mainland social media as Huang’s sister shared her brother’s plight online, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported.

Huang met his girlfriend, surnamed Zhou, at a billiards room in Guangzhou, southern Guangdong province, in October last year. Huang fell in love with her before moving into her rented flat.