Slap on the wrist for shocking crime

Or…

Draconian punishment for immoral crime.

Obviously a crime which deserves jail, but 18 (!) years for this?

Yep. All the hallmarks of a predator. Hopefully they caught him before it had progressed beyond photos and videos.

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I’m not sure of the particular case but someone said one problem with civil law is that the judge doesn’t have to rule by precedent. But as far as I know criminal cases in Taiwan are judged by a panel of 3 judges. Not corruption proof but it’s something.

This seems to be a case of sexual predator and so they may see the need to hand down a harsh sentence. The judgment will include justification, so you really have to read it to know why the judge handed down the sentence.

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