The female college student was drunk and sexually assaulted by General Zheng Huang Yun. Zheng Nan was sentenced to 3 years and August in the first trial. After Zheng appealed, he reconciled with the female college student.
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(Photo by reporter Yang Guowen)
[Reporter Yang Guowen/Taipei Report] A 19-year-old female college student binge-drank 18 cans of easy-open canned beer in a KTV shop in New Taipei City, showing a state of intoxication. A taxi with the surname Zheng will be assigned by the ride-hailing platform to pick up the female college student When he returned home, he turned lustful and forced an unconscious female college student to perform oral sex for him. The sexual assault succeeded, and Zheng Nan was sentenced to 3 years and 8 months for the crime of sexual intercourse by chance; After the compensation was completed, the high court found that Zheng You was remorseful, and changed to a light sentence of 2 years and 4 months in prison, suspended for 4 years. He does not have to go to prison and can appeal.
The prosecution pointed out that in the early morning of October 24, 2020, a 19-year-old female college student and several friends went to a KTV in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City to drink and sing.
The female college student, relying on her capacity for alcohol, actually drank as many as 3 hands (18 cans) of easy-to-open canned beer, showing a state of intoxication and unconsciousness. At 4:40 a.m. on the 24th, a friend helped the female college student to contact her through a communication software. The ride-sharing platform called a taxi service, and the taxi driver surnamed Zheng was assigned to go to the KTV to drive the female college student home.
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At 5 a.m. on the same day, a drunk female college student was helped by a friend to get into the passenger seat of Zheng Nan's taxi.
Zheng Nan found that the female college student was drowsy and unconscious, so he thought there was an opportunity to take advantage of it. He drove his taxi to a side of the road and saw no one around. He kissed the female college student and quickly took off his outer pants and underwear, exposing his lower body. Forced a female college student to perform oral sex for him, and sexually assaulted her successfully.
The female college student woke up after being sexually assaulted, and forced Zheng Nan to ask, "Where is this?" Zheng Nan saw the incident and drove the female college student not far from where she lived, and ordered her to get off the car.
The female college student told her friends about being assaulted by Mr. Zheng. After contacting the ride-sharing platform, she found out Mr. Zheng’s identity and called the police.
After the prosecution investigated, Zheng Nan was prosecuted.
Zheng Nan denied the sexual assault at the hearing, but the Taipei District Court based on evidence such as witness testimony and taxi recorders, determined that Zheng Nan had committed a clear crime, and sentenced him to 3 years and 8 months in prison for the crime of sexual intercourse by plane.
Zheng Nan refused to accept the judgment and appealed to the High Court, and reached a settlement with the female college student, and the compensation was paid. The High Court held that Zheng Nan was a professional taxi driver, and he sexually assaulted the female college student while he was drunk. The high court pleaded guilty, reached a settlement with the female college student, paid the compensation, and expressed regret. The female college student also expressed her willingness to forgive Zheng Nan and agreed to the court to give Zheng Nan a chance of probation. 60 hours of compulsory duty and 20 hours of legal education courses.
☆Drinking too much alcohol is harmful to health, and drinking and driving is prohibited☆