
Ctrip's Shanghai headquarters. Photo: VCG
Eight people have been sentenced to prison in connection with a child-abuse scandal at a day-care affiliated with Ctrip, China’s largest online travel company.
Shanghai's Changning District People's Court issued sentences ranging from a year with reprieve to 18 months, CGTN reported.
The scandal emerged last November after video surfaced showing toddlers being mistreated at the day care, which is located at Ctrip’s Shanghai headquarters. In one clip, a woman ripped a schoolbag from a girl’s back and hurled it to the floor before pushing the child, who fell and hit her head on the edge of a table.
In another, a teacher slapped a crying girl across the face in the presence of three other teachers, none of whom intervened.