The boy’s father said on Tuesday (Sep 8) that his son had lost his balance while running past the woman and that the contact was unintentional.

In a statement posted on Weibo, the father, who gave his surname as Guo, said the incident has “seriously affected” his family life and that he had to speak up on behalf of his child.

“It was not ‘groping her buttocks’ or ‘indecent assault’ according to rumours online,” he said.

“A four-year-old child has no awareness of gender or sexuality yet, let alone any malice.”

Guo said he and his wife had apologised to the woman and explained that the act was unintentional.

But he said the woman demanded a written…

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