DPP legislator Cheng Yu-chen (鄭余鎮) and his assistant-turned-lover Sophie Wang (王筱嬋) plan to hold a press conference at the DPP's Los Angeles chapter office later this week to explain their romance and the status of Cheng's marriage with his estranged wife Lu Pei-yin (呂佩茵), according to the Chinese-language media.
Cheng and Wang have registered a marriage in the US, even though Cheng has yet to divorce his wife and bigamy is illegal in Taiwan.
Cheng's lawyer Chiu Chang (邱彰) is set to leave for the US this week to help her client handle the press conference, the report said. Chiu is also helping Cheng secure a divorce from his wife of 30 years.
Cheng's affair came under the media spotlight earlier this month when Lu, in an attempt to assert her first-wife status, showed up at his office in the legislature saying she wanted to help with Cheng's work. Cheng's relatives have accused Wang of using witchcraft and magic to seduce him.
Cheng and Wang departed for the US on Thursday to avoid the media spotlight.
Wang has denied that she is pregnant with Cheng's child or that they have ever slept together, the reports said. "He still sleeps on the floor while I sleep on the bed," the report quoted Wang as saying.
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