A smart but foolish man who s*xually harassed a four-year-old girl on the street, has caused a drama after he pretended to be dead to avoid arrest.

There was a mild drama on a street in east China’s Jiangsu province on April 29, after a man who s*xually harassed a 4-year-old girl pretended to be dead to avoid arrest by the Police.

According to Dailymail, the young girl was walking beside her mother on Guangfu Road in Rugao city at around 6pm on April 29. The mother saw a man in a black and white checked shirt up close allegedly molesting her daughter.

It was gathered that nearby shopkeepers heard her shouting and yelling ‘Catch him! Catch him!’ on the street. The girl’s father, who was standing not too far away, rushed to catch hold of the child molester and pressed him onto the floor.

The man did not escape but was lying on the floor motionlessly and pretending to be dead as Police arrived at the scene and identified the man as a serial molester who had previously s*xually harassed other underage girls. The police also said they will look into the incident again for further investigation.

While speaking to a correspondent, an eyewitness revealed that the mother of the girl did not notice until later as the girl was walking slightly behind her.

‘When the mother turned around, she saw the man touching her daughter and the girl looked scared,’ said the onlooker.

According to Article 44 of China’s Public Security Administration Punishments Law, anyone who acts indecently towards a minor under the age of 14, shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days.