Beijing Man Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Bigamy

Beijing Man Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Bigamy
May 07, 2014 By eChinacities.com

Three wives are better than one, right? This seemed to be the train of thought of one Beijing man, who believes that when it comes to marriage, the more the merrier. After his first marriage fell apart, the man, An, moved on with another woman. When it came to marrying her, he simply went to the appropriate authorities and registered the marriage there; without bothering to divorce his first wife.

Unbelievably he did the exact same thing with his next wife. He got around the pesky ‘one wife’ restrictions by simply registering his marriage in another province, and on October 31 last year registered for his third marriage in Hebei province, meaning he accumulated 3 wives in 18 months. An was eventually caught out and arrested in November last year and was recently handed a 1 year jail sentence for bigamy.

Whether the wives knew about each other, An was too lazy or perhaps just forgot to divorce his other wives remains a mystery.

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astrongman

If this schmuck just did what a normal Chinese man did (get married, have a kid, tell your wife she's no longer pretty or young anymore, but thank you for the face at work for marriage and a kid, because now I can get promotions because married fathers are more responsible than single men. . .then find two or three xiao san, or go to to the local KTV and buy the girl), this man would still be hua hua gong zi instead of inmate #4640341-A

May 09, 2014 07:32 Report Abuse

astrongman

I didn't know Mormons are Chinese too.

May 08, 2014 15:42 Report Abuse

sharkies

If Chinese laws allow for such stupidity then what do you expect? One year in Jail is probably a much better outcome than three ex-wives fleecing you for everything you have.

May 08, 2014 08:47 Report Abuse

bill8899

Double happiness times three!

May 08, 2014 08:25 Report Abuse

coineineagh

Bigamy, or Trigonometry?

May 08, 2014 01:12 Report Abuse