According to Taiwanese media reports, the case of director Niu Chengze, who was accused of sexually assaulting the female assistant of the crew, was sentenced on April 14. The prosecution requested 3 years and 4 months in prison. The Taipei District Court sentenced Niu Chengze to four years in prison and could appeal, and the sentence was longer than the prosecution required. In this case, a remarkable point is that Niu Chengze once defended the arguments such as "the two parties are in a romantic relationship" and "the woman is interested in her", but the woman denied it. This detail has also been linked to the recent sexual assault case of Bao Mouming, and believes that the verdict in this case has special significance.
Niu Chengze, born in Taiwan, China in 1966, is a famous actor, director and drama producer. At the age of 9, he made his debut in his first movie "Little Rain" and directed many movies such as " Love, the Way of Survival ", " Monga", "Love", " Military Paradise ", and won the Golden Horse Awards "International Film Critics Fei Bisi Award", and the 49th Taiwan Golden Horse Awards Best Director.
On November 23, 2018, Niu Chengze invited the crew of the directing movie "Running Horse" to have a party at home. After the others left, the female assistant was left alone, and Niu Chengze took the opportunity to sexually assault her.
During the trial of the case, Niu Chengze publicly apologized, but always denied the crime and tried to settle the matter with a large sum of money. Niu Chengze once defended that he and his female assistant were in a lover relationship, thinking that the woman was also interested in him. The woman denied this.
Taiwan media reported that the prosecutor in the case said that the female assistant of and Niu Chengze had a superior and subordinate relationship. In order to maintain the work, he did not resist fiercely, which does not mean that he agreed to have a relationship. Niu Chengze not only pushed the victim wrongly, but never pleaded guilty. Such a person may commit it again. Moreover, the victim was finally willing to stand up and file a lawsuit to expose Niu Chengze's crime. This case is indicator. The judge should not be sentenced lightly just because Niu Chengze compensated. Therefore, Jian asked the judge to sentence Niu Chengze to imprisonment for three years and April, and should not be probated.
Many netizens expressed their affirmation of the prosecutor's remarks, believing that this view "takes off the hat of 'voluntary' for the forced behavior of people in vulnerable positions." On the other hand, a few days ago, a media outlet published a suspicious article about Bao Mouming's sexual assault on his adopted daughter. It was based on a preconceived view, suggesting that the female victims had voluntary behavior. This clear attitude is infuriating while the truth is unknown and the police are still investigating.
In recent years, Hollywood's "sex scandal" in South Korea and other incidents have been repeatedly exposed. They use the so-called "authoritative" reports to guide the other party to voluntarily and the victims to be guilty, exonerating the criminal. Remarks like splashing dirty water on the victims have been repeatedly raised and have triggered strong criticism from netizens.
Now that the verdict in the Niu Chengze case is released, people finally feel that "evil will be rewarded." Such a result should not be just an exception. What we hope to see is that under "pressure", the victims can have the courage to stand up and be protected in the sun, while those evil people hiding in the corners can have nowhere to hide and receive the severe punishment they deserve.
[Written by] Nanfang+ Reporter Liang Yan Intern Zhu Jiaqi
[Picture] From the Internet
[Author] Liang Yan
[Source] Nanfang Media Group Nanfang+ Client
