Taiwanese artist Huang Zijiao was exposed last year for sexual harassment and taking indecent photos of minors. After the public reported him, the police and prosecutors searched and seized 7 sex videos of minors that he had purchased. The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office allegedly "possessed them without legitimate reasons" He was given a two-year deferred prosecution and other penalties for the crime of juvenile sexual images, which triggered criticism from all walks of life and believed that the prosecutors were "light and indulgent". On May 17, Nandu reporters learned from the Taipei District Prosecutor’s Office that after the prosecutor’s continued investigation and judgment, the office officially filed a public prosecution against Huang Zijiao that day.
Huang Zijiao.
The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office stated that Huang Zijiao joined an online forum called "Creative Private Room" and "Little Circle" that sells sexual images of women from February 12, 2014, and from August 8, 2017 to July 2023 Purchased images from this forum on the 8th. Starting from February 15, 2023, Huang Zijiao used a portable hard drive to store and possess 7 sexual images of unknown underage girls, and was suspected of "possessing sexual images of juveniles without justifiable reasons."
The Taipei District Prosecutor's Office previously believed that Huang Zijiao confessed to the crime after committing the crime, voluntarily discarded the hard drive, and did not distribute or sell sexual images. Therefore, in the first instance on April 3 this year, the prosecutor granted Huang Zijiao a two-year deferred prosecution, paid a fine of NT$1.2 million, and wrote a 1,200-word letter of repentance.
The prosecutor’s decision to suspend prosecution after the first instance triggered condemnation from all walks of life. Under pressure from public opinion, the prosecutor re-examined the case and admitted that the first-instance investigation was incomplete. On May 17, the Taipei District Prosecutor's Office learned that the case had been officially concluded and formally prosecuted Huang Zijiao for the crime of "possessing sexual images of juveniles without justifiable reasons."
Written by: Nandu reporter Yang Lingyan
