Teens who peed into a hotpot, and their parents, must pay $300K, Chinese court orders

A pair of teenagers who filmed themselves peeing into a hotpot broth have been ordered, along with their parents, to pay more than $300,000 by a court in China.

HONG KONG — A pair of teenagers who filmed themselves peeing into a hotpot broth have been ordered, along with their parents, to apologize and pay more than $300,000 in damages by a Chinese court, state media reported.

The 17-year-olds, whose last names are Wu and Tang, took turns to stand on a table and urinate into the broth in a private dining room at a branch of the Haidilao chain restaurant in the city of Shanghai, according to a report Friday by the state-run broadcaster CCTV News.

One of the pair then proceeded to post a video showing their “intentional” act of the urination on social media despite being “fully aware” of potential negative impact, the report said about the ruling at Shanghai’s Huangpu District People’s Court.

After the post went viral, Haidilao apologized about the incident and assured customers that all utensils at the restaurant had been “destroyed and replaced.”

The company also refunded more than 4,000 affected dine-in orders and gave each customer extra compensation worth 10 times their original payment.