Obstetrician-gynecologist sentenced to 4 years 8 months for collecting, distributing child sexual images
A New Taipei District Court sentenced an obstetrician-gynecologist surnamed Luo to 4 years and 8 months in prison for possessing over 1TB of child sexual images, distributing them in chat groups, and secretly photographing children and female patients during consultations, violating the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act.
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(Central News Agency reporter Cao Yayan, New Taipei 3rd) An obstetrician-gynecologist surnamed Luo was prosecuted for possessing a large number of child sexual images, distributing them in chat groups, and secretly photographing children and female patients during consultations. The New Taipei District Court today sentenced him to 4 years and 8 months in prison for violating the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act, among other charges.
The New Taipei District Prosecutors Office previously discovered that an obstetrician-gynecologist surnamed Luo, working in Taoyuan, possessed a large number of child sexual images and distributed them in communication groups. Investigators seized over 1TB of child sexual images from his computer and hard drives. The prosecution indicted Luo in February this year under the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act and sought a heavy sentence.
According to a press release from the New Taipei District Court, Luo downloaded and stored child obscene images from LINE, Telegram, and other groups starting in August 2014, and illegally possessed them. Between 2016 and 2018, during his training at National Taiwan University Hospital, he used consultation opportunities to take unauthorized photos of the private parts of multiple children and patients, storing them on his personal computer and hard drives.
In 2020, Luo joined a child sexual image group and uploaded the images to the group's notebook, allowing members to view them at any time.
The court stated that Luo, to satisfy his personal desires, distributed and possessed a large number of child obscene images, severely harming the physical and mental health and personality development of children and adolescents, and increasing the risk of them becoming targets of sexual exploitation. The harm caused by his crimes was significant.
The court further pointed out that Luo used opportunities during consultations with child patients and participation in the process of examining and collecting evidence from suspected sexual assault victims to collect sexual images and personal data of children and adult women, even downloading and storing them on computer hard drives, severely damaging the doctor-patient trust relationship and infringing on the victims' privacy.
The court considered that Luo confessed to the crimes but has not yet reached a settlement or compensated the victims. He was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison for violating the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act, the Child and Youth Welfare and Rights Protection Act, and the Personal Data Protection Act. The case can be appealed.
The New Taipei District Prosecutors Office previously discovered that an obstetrician-gynecologist surnamed Luo, working in Taoyuan, possessed a large number of child sexual images and distributed them in communication groups. Investigators seized over 1TB of child sexual images from his computer and hard drives. The prosecution indicted Luo in February this year under the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act and sought a heavy sentence.
According to a press release from the New Taipei District Court, Luo downloaded and stored child obscene images from LINE, Telegram, and other groups starting in August 2014, and illegally possessed them. Between 2016 and 2018, during his training at National Taiwan University Hospital, he used consultation opportunities to take unauthorized photos of the private parts of multiple children and patients, storing them on his personal computer and hard drives.
In 2020, Luo joined a child sexual image group and uploaded the images to the group's notebook, allowing members to view them at any time.
The court stated that Luo, to satisfy his personal desires, distributed and possessed a large number of child obscene images, severely harming the physical and mental health and personality development of children and adolescents, and increasing the risk of them becoming targets of sexual exploitation. The harm caused by his crimes was significant.
The court further pointed out that Luo used opportunities during consultations with child patients and participation in the process of examining and collecting evidence from suspected sexual assault victims to collect sexual images and personal data of children and adult women, even downloading and storing them on computer hard drives, severely damaging the doctor-patient trust relationship and infringing on the victims' privacy.
The court considered that Luo confessed to the crimes but has not yet reached a settlement or compensated the victims. He was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison for violating the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act, the Child and Youth Welfare and Rights Protection Act, and the Personal Data Protection Act. The case can be appealed.