Former television host Mickey Huang (黃子佼) was today sentenced to one year and six months in prison, with a suspended sentence of four years, by the High Court for possession of sexually explicit videos containing minors and obtaining victims’ personal data.
Huang is also required to complete 180 hours of community service and attend three sessions of legal education.
Photo: Taipei Times
The ruling can be appealed.
Today marks the case's second ruling, after both sides appealed the Taipei District Court’s sentence of eight months in prison and a fine of NT$100,000 (US$3,181) last December.
Huang was previously charged with possession of child sexual images and promoting a market for them, in contravention of the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act (兒童及少年性剝削防制條例).
Since the ruling, the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office found an additional 586 videos containing a further 12 minors, bringing the total number of victims to at least 47.
The High Court revised the conviction to contraventions of the Personal Data Protection Act (個人資料保護法) after victims claimed he infringed on their personal data, increasing the sentence to one year and six months with a four-year suspended sentence.
Huang joined an online forum called “Chuangyi Sifang” (or Creative Private House, 創意私房) on Feb. 12, 2014, and used the forum to purchase and download sexually explicit videos and images, Taipei District Court said.
The original investigation found Huang in possession of 2,259 sexual images containing at least 35 minors, the youngest of whom was just ten years old.
The High Court held the second trial in March, in which Huang admitted to downloading the images but said that he did not know they were minors at the time and did not infringe on their private information.
Huang asked the court to assist him in reaching a reconciliation with the victims.
He reached settlements totaling several million NT dollars with 30 of the victims, leaving 17 unaccounted for.
He issued a statement yesterday that losing his wife, his child and his career had been the lesson of a lifetime and he deeply regretted his past actions.
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