[Global Network Report] DPP "legislator" Gao Jiayu was reported to have been violently raped by her boyfriend, which quickly became the biggest hot spot on the island. According to Taiwan's "China Times News Network" on December 1, Gao Jiayu reported the case yesterday (November 30) accompanied by a lawyer and had his injuries examined. He then sued her boyfriend Lin Bingshu. After being interrogated by the prosecutor, he applied to the court. After a search, the police arrested Lin Bingshu at a hotel in Banqiao, New Taipei City, at about 1 a.m. today (1st), and was taken back to the police station at about 4 a.m.
Screenshot of Taiwan's "China Times News Network" report
According to reports, Gao Jiayu, accompanied by a lawyer at noon yesterday, went to the police station with an injury report to file a complaint. The case was transferred to the New Taipei Banqiao Police Station for investigation. The police arrested Lin Bingshu early this morning and took notes. Lin Bingshu was taken back to the Banqiao branch at about 4 a.m. this morning. When asked by the media whether he had committed violence, he denied it.
Lin Bingshu, suspected of committing violence, was arrested by the police early this morning. Picture from Taiwan's "China Times News Network"
The New Taipei District Prosecutor's Office said that after contacting Gao Jiayu, she went to the District Prosecutor's Office at about 20:30 on the evening of November 30 to prepare a transcript. After that, the prosecutor determined that Lin Bingshu was suspected of harming and obstructing secrets. , private detention, coercion and other crimes, and the suspicion was serious, a search was necessary. Therefore, at about 22:20 on the 30th, an application was made to the court for a search, and the court also approved the "search ticket" (search warrant) at about 23:25.
Photos of "severe bruises" on Gao Jiayu who was injured by domestic violence were exposed. The picture is from a report by Taiwanese media
. The police arrested Lin at Banqiao Hotel at around 1 a.m. on the 1st, and conducted searches at the hotel and Lin Bingshu’s residence on Minzu Road, Banqiao, and seized mobile phones, Items such as iPad tablets, "Qubii flash drives for backup" (data backup devices), and voice recorders. At about 4 a.m., Lin Bingshu was handcuffed and brought back to the Banqiao Branch Investigation Team. When asked by the media whether he had committed violence against Gao Jiayu, he frequently answered "No!"
In response to the domestic violence incident, Gao Jiayu's office stated that Gao Jiayu will be detained this morning. A press conference will be held at Taiwan’s legislative body at 10:30 to explain.
Gao Jiayu (data map). Picture from Taiwanese media
According to "Sanli News Network", Lin Bingshu was charged with four crimes: private detention, injury, obstruction of secrets, and coercion. For the private detention part, he will face a fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years , criminal detention, or a fine of NT$9,000. A fine of less than NT$. Those who cause serious injuries shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 10 years.
For the compulsory crime part, anyone who uses force or coercion to cause someone to do something they are not obligated to do or obstructs a person from exercising their rights according to law shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term detention, or a fine of not more than NT$9,000. The two crimes of private detention and coercion are both public crimes, and neither party is allowed to withdraw the prosecution.
Anyone who commits the crime of injury shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, short-term detention, or a fine of not more than NT$500,000. Impairing secret parts and recording other people's non-public activities, speeches, conversations or private parts of the body through audio recording, photography, video or electromagnetic recording without any reason. The person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, criminal detention, or a fine of not more than NT$300,000.
