Taipei prosecutors focus on instructor in sex case

The prosecutors said the magazine may also have violated Article 315-2, which makes the violation of a person's privacy for profit illegal. Chu and Tseng were filmed using a pinhole camera at her apartment.

"Scoop Weekly did not send the VCD to the Government Information Office (GIO, 新聞局) for review in advance. So it has violated the law already," Lin said.

"Also, they knew that the VCD allegedly depicts a sexual encounter between the former New Party Taipei city councilor Chu Mei-feng and her married lover Tseng Chung-ming before they distributed the magazines and VCDs. But they still sold the magazines and gave away the VCDs."

"If Kuo refuses to be interviewed, we will probably ask for a warrant and arrest her for further investigation if necessary," the prosecutor said.

Su Tzen-ping (蘇正平), director-general of the GIO, said Scoop Weekly's release and distribution of the VCD was illegal and that all copies would be confiscated according to the Broadcasting and Television Law (廣播電視法), which also regulates the distribution of pornographic materials.