Tian stands on trial at a Beijing court on June 17. [Photo/Beijing News]

Man with 15 girlfriends charged with fraud

A Chinese man who has been dating 15 university students stands on trial for fraud in Beijing on Wednesday, Beijing Times reported.

The 41-year-old man, identified only as Mr Tian, has been charged for fraud for swindling over 350,000 yuan from the women he dated over the past four years.

Tian, a father of an 18-year-old girl, pretended to be the CEO of a luxury company and a graduate from two of China's most prestigious universities – Tsinghua University and Peking University. He met the 15 women online via QQ - a popular instant messaging service.

According to Beijing Times, five or six of the college girls Tian dated shared a dormitory.