Taitung real estate agent manager’s extramarital affair was discovered by his wife, and the court awarded him NT$300,000 in damages

Taitung District Court. (Photo by reporter Huang Mingtang)

A man working as a real estate agent in Taitung had an extramarital affair with his female assistant, and the two even had sex directly in the office. All this was discovered by Zhenggong, who usually sold rice balls at a stall in front of the store. After looking at the monitor screen in her office, she became furious and filed a lawsuit demanding one million yuan in compensation. After a trial, the Taitung District Court sentenced the store manager and female assistant to jointly and severally compensate the main palace NT$300,000.

The verdict pointed out that the store manager had been married to his wife for many years and had three children. Unexpectedly, the store manager fell in love with a female salesperson who worked as an administrative assistant in the same company, and even had sex in a private meeting in the office. The wife usually sets up a stall in front of the store, and occasionally goes in and out of the office and the back kitchen to prepare ingredients. For safety reasons, she set up surveillance equipment. Unexpectedly, she accidentally recorded her husband and his assistant's inappropriate behavior. The screenshots were then taken to court as irrefutable evidence, demanding that the two defendants each be compensated NT$1 million in moral comfort.

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In court, the store manager and the female assistant argued that the surveillance footage violated privacy rights and was not capable of supporting evidence. They also argued that "spousal rights" are not legally protected rights and that sexual autonomy should be given priority in an attempt to shirk the blame. However, the judge believed that the monitor was installed in the public space of the office for the purpose of maintaining the safety of the place, and the wife also had the right to use the space in daily life, and it did not exceed the necessary level. Therefore, the screenshots were found to be evidence.

The judge considered that the store manager and the female assistant had sexual intercourse even though they knew the man was married, which indeed infringed on the husband's legal rights as spouses and the circumstances were serious. Taking into account the financial status and status of the three people, it was finally determined that the amount of compensation demanded was too high, and it was ruled that the two defendants should pay Zhenggong 300,000 yuan. The whole case can still be appealed.

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