Taiwan director Niu Chengze In November 2018, he was suspected of sexually assaulting a female employee of the crew of "Running Horse". Although he later compensated the victim 2 million yuan, the first instance court still sentenced him to four years in prison. After appeal, the High Court issued a sentence in the second instance in December last year. Niu Chengze argued that the two sides had a good impression of each other and denied sexual assault. However, the High Court found that he committed the crime of "forced sexual intercourse", so he upheld his sentence for four years in prison. The appeal was rejected. After appealing to , the Supreme Court , the Supreme Court rejected his appeal, and Niu Chengze determined to be imprisoned and served his sentence.
In November 2018, Niu Chengze was accused of sexually assaulting the female assistant in the crew, but Niu Chengze repeatedly claimed that "the two parties have different perceptions" and said that he had never coerced the female assistant. The two had sex under the condition of mutual affection. However, according to people familiar with the matter, Niu Chengze also grabbed his lower body and ordered the victim's female assistant to "Kiss it!" during the sexual assault.
The first instance was investigated by the court, and the defense lawyer said that the mediation of the case was established, and Niu Chengze had also compensated the female assistant with a high amount of compensation for physical and mental injuries, so the judge was sentenced to probation. The prosecution believed that Niu Chengze would not blame the woman for the responsibility, but did not admit his mistake, so he asked for a sentence of three years and April. The collegial panel of the Taipei District Court finally decided to sentence 4 years in prison. After appeal, the High Court issued a sentence in the second instance in December last year. Although Niu Chengze still argued that the two sides had a good impression of each other and denied sexual assault, the High Court believed that his behavior constituted the crime of compulsory sexual intercourse, so he upheld the sentence of 4 years in fixed-term imprisonment. After appealing to the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court still rejected his appeal, and Niu Chengze determined to be imprisoned.
