TV host and entertainer Mickey Huang (黃子佼), who was indicted for possessing sexually explicit videos involving minors, has settled with five more victims through mediation at the High Court today.
Huang was found to have 2,259 sexually explicit videos involving at least 35 minors aged between 10 and 17.
A settlement has been reached between Huang and five victims and their families at the High Court today after another five victims settled with him at the court on Monday.
Photo: Yang Kuo-wen, Taipei Times
The court is to arrange another mediation between Huang and other victims on Friday next week.
Huang was charged with contravening the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act (兒童及少年性剝削防制條例).
Prosecutors said that Huang had been a member of the online forum “Chuangyi Sifang” (創意私房) since Feb. 12, 2014, where he purchased and viewed sexually explicit videos and images of minors.
Huang was sentenced to eight months in prison by the Taipei District Court in December last year.
He was issued a fine of NT$100,000.
Prosecutors and Huang both appealed the ruling.
The case is currently undergoing a second trial at the High Court.
Prosecutors found another 12 victims regarding the 586 sexual videos possessed by Huang.
Additional charges are to be tried at the High Court.
During a hearing at the High Court in March, Huang admitted some of the crimes, but denied knowing the victims were minors and violating the Personal Data Protection Act (個人資料保護法).
He requested the court to arrange a mediation with the victims.
The second trial is to continue this month.
Additional reporting by CNA
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