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TV anchorwoman highlights abuse
By Jean Lin
STAFF REPORTER
Thursday, Oct 20, 2005, Page 1
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Lawyer Wu Meng-ling yesterday displays photos of evidence of domestic violence against TV anchorwoman Lee Na-ya at a press conference in Taipei.
PHOTO: HUANG PO-JUNG, TAIPEI TIMES
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TV anchorwoman Lee Na-ya (§õ®R¨È), along with her lawyer and the Modern Women's Foun-dation, yesterday revealed details of years of domestic abuse she had allegedly suffered at the hands of her husband.
Her was merely one of the many domestic-violence cases to be publicly revealed in recent months, following the allegations of abuse of celebrity Jean Wang (¤ýÀR¼ü) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councilor Lu Ying-ying (§fïïïï) by their husbands.
According to the cable station ETTV, Lee went to the police last Friday and said that she had suffered domestic violence over the years from her husband, also a TV news anchorman, Chen Shu-hsien (³¯®Ñ½å).
Recordings
Lee said that she had been suffering from her husband's continuous verbal and physical abuse for years and had decided to make recordings of the violence to use as evidence in filing for a divorce.
However, Chen discovered the recording devices and again threatened her, forcing her to go to the police. Lee said that she had no desire to stay in the marriage any longer.
Seeking help
A Modern Women's Foundation spokesperson said that Lee had tried requesting a divorce for many years but had not been successful, so she turned to the foundation for help at the beginning of October.
The foundation said that domestic violence occurs in 11.7 to 17 percent of marriages -- or up to one out of six marriages.
The foundation also said that victims often have misconceptions of domestic violence and these misunderstandings often exacerbate the situation.
When violence occurs, victims often think that it will either "blow over" or that this violence is a necessary release of emotions on the part of the spouse, the foundation said.
Will not stop
But once abuse occurs, it is likely to reoccur and will not stop without intervention.
Also, domestic violence can happen to anybody, even those who are highly educated, have good jobs and are non-alcoholics, the foundation said.
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