A Female Lawyer’s Confession

A resident of a ground-floor apartment in a residential complex found an unconscious little girl on the awning outside their home and immediately called the police.

The police took the girl to the hospital for treatment. An examination confirmed that she had multiple injuries caused by violence.

After she woke up and was questioned, the girl said her biological mother, Yi Chengfang, had beaten her repeatedly, starved her, and locked her at home. This time, her mother had kept her locked inside for three days, so she tried to escape through a window and accidentally fell.

Police took Yi Chengfang, an English teacher at the White Swan Education Center, from her classroom on suspicion of child abuse.

Parents were immediately outraged and went to confront the school. Wang Zhao, White Swan's legal counsel, stepped in to mediate and resolve the dispute as part of his duties. But the parents weren't satisfied with the school's offer to issue a public apology and refund tuition to make the matter go away. They demanded an explanation: How could a woman who abused her own daughter become a tutor? Had any other teachers committed crimes? Had the school turned a blind eye? Some even suspected that their own children had been abused at school.

The conflict escalated, the relevant authorities launched an investigation, and White Swan's market reputation plummeted overnight.