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Xiaoyun dropped out of school because she didn't like studying. Her parents arranged for her to help her friend Ah Xiong's night market stall and stay at his home temporarily. Ah Xiong was originally asked to help discipline Xiaoyun, but took the opportunity to sexually assault her.
Ah Xiong (pseudonym) ran a stall at a night market in Taichung. His friend's daughter, Xiaoyun (pseudonym), didn't like studying, so she dropped out of school to help in his stall and stayed at home. Unexpectedly, in the early morning of December 2018, when she returned home after closing her stall, Xiaoyun was sleeping in the guest room. Ahxiong entered the room, touched Xiaoyun's breasts, kissed her, and inserted his fingers into her private parts. , causing Xiaoyun to self-mutilate and commit suicide afterwards. During the trial at the Taichung District Court, Ah Xiong denied committing the crime. However, the judge believed that Xiaoyun’s confessions were consistent and that she suffered from "adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression" afterwards. He was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison as an adult for intentionally forcible sexual intercourse with a juvenile offender, and can appeal.
The verdict pointed out that Ah Xiong (pseudonym) was a friend of the parents of the underage girl Xiaoyun (pseudonym). In order for Ah Xiong to help discipline her, Xiaoyun's parents sent her to Ah Xiong's stall to help set up the stall in November 2024. And temporarily stayed at Ah Xiong's house. Unexpectedly, Ah Xiong became interested. At about 3 a.m. on December 11 of the same year, when Xiaoyun returned home after setting up a stall, Ah Xiong told Xiaoyun that he was worried that his son would be sick and would be infected with her, so he asked Xiaoyun to sleep in the guest room.
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Unexpectedly, Ah Xiong walked into the guest room and saw Xiao Yun closing her eyes, thinking she had fallen asleep. He lay on her side next to Xiao Yun, touched her breasts, and put her tongue into Xiao Yun's mouth. The frightened Xiao Yun turned over and lay on her side to stop Ah Xiong's behavior. Thinking that Ah Xiong actually reached out to unzip his pants, inserted his fingers into his vagina for 10 to 15 minutes, and asked "Are you really asleep?", Xiaoyun was too scared to say anything. She didn't stop going out until someone happened to call Ah Xiong.
During the trial at the Taichung District Court, Ah Xiong admitted that he had entered the guest room that day, but denied that he had forced rape or forced indecency on Xiaoyun. He argued that he only went into the guest room to get clothes after taking a shower that day and did not talk to Xiaoyun. He also did not touch her breasts or penetrate her lower body with his fingers. He believed that the whole case lacked supporting evidence except Xiaoyun's version, and demanded an acquittal.
The judge believed that Xiaoyun's accusations during the police inquiry, investigation and trial were consistent. She told her parents about the matter afterwards, but because she felt that there was no evidence and it would cost money and go through the procedures to file a lawsuit, the matter was ignored. As a result, Xiaoyun had thoughts of self-harm and suicide. She went to the psychosomatic department and was diagnosed with "adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression." She even suffered from "adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression" in July last year. On March 21, he swallowed all the drugs prescribed by a psychotherapist and attempted to commit suicide. The police only investigated after receiving a report and found that Ah Xiong's crime was true.
The Taichung District Court held that Ah Xiong ignored Xiao Yun’s right to make sexual decisions independently and committed the case, and always denied the crime. He did not reach reconciliation or compensation with Xiao Yun. He was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison as an adult for intentionally forcible sexual intercourse with a juvenile offender. Xiao Yun also accused Xiao Yun of 20 Twice in December 2024, Ah Xiong drove her in a truck to set up a stall at the night market. On the way, he reached out to touch her breasts through her clothes, and said that "massaging her breasts will make them bigger." However, the judge believed that there was a lack of other evidence other than Xiaoyun's accusations, and the verdict was not guilty and can be appealed.
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