Feb 2, 2007 - Baofeng Wang, 37, an instructor at Xilin Lake County Chinese School, was arrested after two teenage girls near St. Paul told police he inappropriately touched them while he was their art teacher in 2001.
The warrant was issued in Minnesota. According to documents from Minnesota, the girls, who were 10 and 11 at the time, said Wang touched them while he taught art privately. At the time, Wang was living on campus at the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. He is awaiting extradition to Minnesota.
In Illinois he was was charged with being a fugitive from justice and is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
MOTIONS DENIED May 23, 2008 - Wang was convicted by a jury on Feb. 11. A judge refused today to grant an acquittal or a new trial. Wang's attorney, Thomas Gallagher, argued in court today that one of the girls was 13 when the abuse occurred — meaning the crime did not conform to the specific charge, which involves victims under 13. He also argued that he and Wang were not treated fairly by the judge.
Ramsey County District Judge Michael Monahan denied the motions, saying, in part, that the victim's testimony was vague as to the exact time period involved, but that the jury had felt it was sufficient to prove the crime. Wang will be sentenced June 20.
SENTENCED June 20, 2008 - Art tutor likely to be deported
A former St. Paul art teacher convicted of molesting two young female students in his apartment was escorted to jail Friday afternoon and is likely to soon take a longer trip — when he is deported to China.---------------------------------------
Baofeng Wang, 39, was sentenced Friday in Ramsey County District Court to one year in the workhouse.
His attorney, Thomas Gallagher, said a federal immigration hold likely would be put on Wang within days. After that, "he'll either win his appeal or go to China," Gallagher said. "It comes down to that."
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Wang was sentenced June 20. The case # is 62-K9-07-000361
