Aerhli Clinic Suspected of Hidden Pinhole Camera; Women's Groups Urge Consumers to File Lawsuits
Following the discovery of a suspected pinhole camera in a smoke detector at Aerhli Clinic's New Taipei Banqiao branch, women's groups are urging affected consumers to proactively file criminal and civil lawsuits. Prosecutors and police have arrested eight individuals, including the clinic's president, who have been detained. The groups emphasize the potential for widespread privacy infringement and an organized sexual violence industry.
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Central News Agency (CNA) reporter Wu Hsin-yun, Taipei, May 7 – Following the recent discovery of a suspected pinhole camera hidden inside a smoke detector at Aerhli Clinic's New Taipei Banqiao branch, women's groups today called on consumers who have visited the clinic to proactively file relevant criminal and civil lawsuits, as well as administrative complaints, to prevent unscrupulous businessmen from easily escaping responsibility.
The Aerhli Clinic's New Taipei Banqiao branch was found to have a suspected pinhole camera in its smoke detector. New Taipei prosecutors and police yesterday brought in eight individuals, including President Chang Ru-shan, and after overnight questioning, detained Chang Ru-shan, Assistant Manager Chang, and vendor Hsieh early this morning on suspicion of unauthorized recording of sexual images.
The Modern Women's Foundation, a women's group, stated today that it commends the immediate actions taken by relevant authorities, including the police's proactive investigation and evidence collection, and the health authorities' inspection initiated according to law.
However, the Modern Women's Foundation also expressed concern that this is not just an isolated voyeurism case but a major incident involving the infringement of private images of a large number of consumers, potentially even an organized sexual violence industry chain. They urged prosecutors and police to continue to expand the investigation.
The Modern Women's Foundation stated that according to media reports, similar equipment was found in multiple branches of Aerhli Clinic across Taiwan. This suggests that the person responsible for the establishment may have authorized the installation of disguised pinhole cameras in changing rooms within clinics, to secretly record consumers. If true, this could involve large-scale collection and circulation of private images. Such actions go beyond individual crime and constitute a highly egregious act of abusing power and systematically infringing on others' bodily privacy, with widespread and far-reaching impact.
The Modern Women's Foundation pointed out that the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Protection Services Division should also proactively issue directives requiring social welfare bureaus in each city and county to investigate the clinic's responsibility for preventing sexual harassment, in accordance with the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act. If the investigation results show that the perpetrator in this case was indeed the highest-ranking responsible person, the local competent authority should further investigate this case in conjunction with sexual harassment in supervisory relationships (such as education, training, medical, public service, or business) and impose heavier penalties based on the results, as per the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act.
The Modern Women's Foundation stated that in many past cases where establishment owners or employers systematically installed pinhole cameras for long-term voyeurism in their managed premises, the perpetrators escaped punishment because no citizens filed administrative complaints with local competent authorities. They called on competent authorities to proactively investigate illegal enterprises in major incidents and urged consumers who have visited the clinic to proactively file administrative complaints with the social welfare bureaus or police departments in their respective cities and counties, demanding that the Aerhli Group and its responsible persons bear all civil, criminal, and administrative liabilities, so that unscrupulous businessmen cannot easily escape responsibility. (Editor: Lee Heng-shan) 1150507
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The Aerhli Clinic's New Taipei Banqiao branch was found to have a suspected pinhole camera in its smoke detector. New Taipei prosecutors and police yesterday brought in eight individuals, including President Chang Ru-shan, and after overnight questioning, detained Chang Ru-shan, Assistant Manager Chang, and vendor Hsieh early this morning on suspicion of unauthorized recording of sexual images.
The Modern Women's Foundation, a women's group, stated today that it commends the immediate actions taken by relevant authorities, including the police's proactive investigation and evidence collection, and the health authorities' inspection initiated according to law.
However, the Modern Women's Foundation also expressed concern that this is not just an isolated voyeurism case but a major incident involving the infringement of private images of a large number of consumers, potentially even an organized sexual violence industry chain. They urged prosecutors and police to continue to expand the investigation.
The Modern Women's Foundation stated that according to media reports, similar equipment was found in multiple branches of Aerhli Clinic across Taiwan. This suggests that the person responsible for the establishment may have authorized the installation of disguised pinhole cameras in changing rooms within clinics, to secretly record consumers. If true, this could involve large-scale collection and circulation of private images. Such actions go beyond individual crime and constitute a highly egregious act of abusing power and systematically infringing on others' bodily privacy, with widespread and far-reaching impact.
The Modern Women's Foundation pointed out that the Ministry of Health and Welfare's Protection Services Division should also proactively issue directives requiring social welfare bureaus in each city and county to investigate the clinic's responsibility for preventing sexual harassment, in accordance with the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act. If the investigation results show that the perpetrator in this case was indeed the highest-ranking responsible person, the local competent authority should further investigate this case in conjunction with sexual harassment in supervisory relationships (such as education, training, medical, public service, or business) and impose heavier penalties based on the results, as per the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act.
The Modern Women's Foundation stated that in many past cases where establishment owners or employers systematically installed pinhole cameras for long-term voyeurism in their managed premises, the perpetrators escaped punishment because no citizens filed administrative complaints with local competent authorities. They called on competent authorities to proactively investigate illegal enterprises in major incidents and urged consumers who have visited the clinic to proactively file administrative complaints with the social welfare bureaus or police departments in their respective cities and counties, demanding that the Aerhli Group and its responsible persons bear all civil, criminal, and administrative liabilities, so that unscrupulous businessmen cannot easily escape responsibility. (Editor: Lee Heng-shan) 1150507
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