He revealed his findings and documentations of late-term abortions and forced sterilizations (130,000 in 2005 alone) to the media. For this, he was arrested and imprisoned for four years and three months, finally released in September 2010. No one had heard about Chen’s condition for months. In July, a brutal four-hour beating by local authorities almost killed Chen and his wife. It was witnessed by their elementary school-age daughter.