Former Taipei Police Officer Sentenced to 1 Year and 4 Months for Illegally Checking Personal Data for Darren Wang
Actor Darren Wang and his girlfriend were each sentenced to 6 months in prison for illegally obtaining personal data through a former Taipei police officer. The officer received a 1-year and 4-month sentence.
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(CNA Reporter Tsao Ya-yen, New Taipei, 22nd) Actor Darren Wang, through a friend, asked Liu Chu-jung, a former police officer at the Taipei City Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division, to illegally check the personal data of Chen Chih-ming, a draft-dodging suspect. Wang and his girlfriend were each sentenced to six months in prison today. Liu claimed it was a mistaken transmission, but his attempts to claim credit after the incident rendered his testimony unbelievable, leading to a sentence of 1 year and 4 months for document forgery.
According to a press release from the New Taipei District Court, Wang allegedly spent money to have Chen Chih-ming arrange for him to dodge military service. However, Chen lost contact after being arrested for another case. Believing he had been scammed, Wang sought help from a friend surnamed Yu. In February of last year, Yu contacted Liu Chu-jung, the acting captain of the Third Investigation Squad at the Taipei City Police Department. Liu logged into the "Intelligent Analysis and Decision Support System" on an official computer, falsely entered "Assisting in investigating a police officer's data leak case" as the reason, checked Chen's personal data, took a photo of the screen with his mobile phone, and sent it to Yu via LINE.
Additionally, Wang's girlfriend, Chueh Mu-hsuan, was defrauded of over NT$4 million by a man surnamed Pan. Because Pan was serving time in prison, Wang, Chueh, and Yu formed a WeChat group in November 2024 named "What is lost! Must be taken back!" to collect the debt from Pan's family. Yu commissioned a man surnamed Chen, a branch leader of the Four Seas Gang, to help, who then sent people to Pan's family's residence and made debt collection calls.
The New Taipei District Court announced its verdict today, noting that although Liu completely denied leaking secrets and argued that he had "mistakenly sent" Chen's data to Yu, dialogue records showed that shortly after sending the personal data, Liu boasted to Yu with phrases like "Didn't let you down," "Professional, right?" and "First time you've seen my live operation, helping you judge and analyze in the fastest time." Furthermore, the data he later sent to his squad leader was different from what he sent to Yu, proving Liu's intentional leak of secrets. Thus, his defense was not accepted.
The court considered that Liu, as a police supervisor responsible for investigating crimes, used false entries to check and leak personal data, severely damaging people's trust in public authority. Considering his lack of a prior criminal record and partial admission of guilt, he was sentenced to 1 year and 4 months in prison for the crime of a public official making false entries in documents.
Regarding Wang and Chueh, the court pointed out that although the two argued they did not know it would implicate Pan's family beforehand and did not participate in the crime, group dialogue records showed Yu explicitly mentioned sending people to find Pan's family. Chueh cooperated in verifying the family's identity, and Wang expressed gratitude in the group. This was sufficient to recognize the two as joint principal offenders, making their defense unconvincing.
The court considered that Wang had no intention to reconcile with the victim, and Chueh had not yet reached a settlement or compensation with Pan. As joint offenders in illegally using personal data under the Personal Data Protection Act, they were each sentenced to 6 months in prison, commutable to a fine of NT$1,000 per day.
As for Yu and Chen, both admitted their crimes afterward and reached a mediation and compensation agreement with Pan. Under the Personal Data Protection Act, they were each sentenced to 3 months in prison, commutable to a fine. The case can be appealed. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150422
(CNA Reporter Tsao Ya-yen, New Taipei, 22nd) Actor Darren Wang, through a friend, asked Liu Chu-jung, a former police officer at the Taipei City Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division, to illegally check the personal data of Chen Chih-ming, a draft-dodging suspect. Wang and his girlfriend were each sentenced to six months in prison today. Liu claimed it was a mistaken transmission, but his attempts to claim credit after the incident rendered his testimony unbelievable, leading to a sentence of 1 year and 4 months for document forgery.
According to a press release from the New Taipei District Court, Wang allegedly spent money to have Chen Chih-ming arrange for him to dodge military service. However, Chen lost contact after being arrested for another case. Believing he had been scammed, Wang sought help from a friend surnamed Yu. In February of last year, Yu contacted Liu Chu-jung, the acting captain of the Third Investigation Squad at the Taipei City Police Department. Liu logged into the "Intelligent Analysis and Decision Support System" on an official computer, falsely entered "Assisting in investigating a police officer's data leak case" as the reason, checked Chen's personal data, took a photo of the screen with his mobile phone, and sent it to Yu via LINE.
Additionally, Wang's girlfriend, Chueh Mu-hsuan, was defrauded of over NT$4 million by a man surnamed Pan. Because Pan was serving time in prison, Wang, Chueh, and Yu formed a WeChat group in November 2024 named "What is lost! Must be taken back!" to collect the debt from Pan's family. Yu commissioned a man surnamed Chen, a branch leader of the Four Seas Gang, to help, who then sent people to Pan's family's residence and made debt collection calls.
The New Taipei District Court announced its verdict today, noting that although Liu completely denied leaking secrets and argued that he had "mistakenly sent" Chen's data to Yu, dialogue records showed that shortly after sending the personal data, Liu boasted to Yu with phrases like "Didn't let you down," "Professional, right?" and "First time you've seen my live operation, helping you judge and analyze in the fastest time." Furthermore, the data he later sent to his squad leader was different from what he sent to Yu, proving Liu's intentional leak of secrets. Thus, his defense was not accepted.
The court considered that Liu, as a police supervisor responsible for investigating crimes, used false entries to check and leak personal data, severely damaging people's trust in public authority. Considering his lack of a prior criminal record and partial admission of guilt, he was sentenced to 1 year and 4 months in prison for the crime of a public official making false entries in documents.
Regarding Wang and Chueh, the court pointed out that although the two argued they did not know it would implicate Pan's family beforehand and did not participate in the crime, group dialogue records showed Yu explicitly mentioned sending people to find Pan's family. Chueh cooperated in verifying the family's identity, and Wang expressed gratitude in the group. This was sufficient to recognize the two as joint principal offenders, making their defense unconvincing.
The court considered that Wang had no intention to reconcile with the victim, and Chueh had not yet reached a settlement or compensation with Pan. As joint offenders in illegally using personal data under the Personal Data Protection Act, they were each sentenced to 6 months in prison, commutable to a fine of NT$1,000 per day.
As for Yu and Chen, both admitted their crimes afterward and reached a mediation and compensation agreement with Pan. Under the Personal Data Protection Act, they were each sentenced to 3 months in prison, commutable to a fine. The case can be appealed. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150422