Peng Shuai Denies Sexual Assault Claim

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has revealed in a Singapore newspaper that she never said she reported having been sexually assaulted, despite a November social media post attributed to her that accused a former top Communist Party official of having forced her into sex.

The Chinese tennis star was recently in the headlines due to her disappearance, Peng Shuai had accused a Chinese leader of sexual assault, but after some time she had gone missing, seeing this, there was a panic in the whole tennis world. And lots of voices were raised to find Peng Shuai as soon as possible.

While talking to a newspaper, Peng Shuai, has dismissed these serious allegations outright.

On Sunday, however, Peng denied her own allegation. “First of all, I want to emphasise something that is very important. I have never said that I wrote that anyone sexually assaulted me. I need to emphasise this point very clearly,” Peng said, according to a translation of what she told the newspaper reporter in Chinese.

Peng Shuai said: “First, I would like to stress a very important point: I have never said nor written anything accusing anyone of sexually assaulting me. I would like to emphasise this point very clearly.”
She added: “Regarding Weibo, first of all, it’s a matter related to my personal privacy. Everyone has had many misunderstandings. Their misreadings do not stand.”

The controversy surrounding Peng has added to protests over Beijing’s hosting of the Winter Games because of the government’s human rights abuses.