A male judge assistant was found by the court to be punished for sexual harassment of a female colleague. He refused to accept the administrative lawsuit, and the Supreme Administrative Court sentenced him to lose the case.

(Photo by reporter Yang Guowen)

[Reporter Yang Guowen/Taipei Report] The Taichung District Court judge Zhang’s assistant was accused by a female colleague of touching her buttocks and touching her chest with her fingertips while handing over official documents, using the power outage of the court to touch her buttocks beside the passage and in front of the photocopier. At least 6 degrees of sexual harassment, endured for more than 3 years before filing a complaint. Zhang Nan denied the sexual harassment, but three female colleagues came forward to complain, and Zhang touched her chest with the back of her hand. The Taichung District Court determined that it constituted sexual harassment and punished him. The Supreme Administrative Court believed that Zhang Nan had indeed committed sexual harassment, and sentenced him to lose the lawsuit.

A female colleague of the Taichung District Court accused that since March 2018, Mr. Zhang deliberately touched her hand, or took the opportunity to touch her shoulder or her back when he handed over official documents, which made her very uncomfortable. March 2020 He even touched her breasts with his fingertips; in April 2021, Zhang deliberately touched her buttocks next to the photocopier. Zhang Nan touched his buttocks, sexual harassment succeeded.

Over the past 3 years, he has been harassed at least 6 times by Mr. Zhang, so he filed a sexual harassment complaint.

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The investigation by the special case team of the Taichung District Court found that besides the victimized female colleague’s complaint, three other female colleagues also came forward to accuse Zhang’s man of intentionally touching his chest with his hand or the back of his hand, or slapping his chest with his briefcase; the investigation found that Zhang’s harassment was true. Administrative punishment, dismissal of concurrent administrative positions, and exchange of offices.

Zhang's appeal was rejected and an administrative lawsuit was filed.

Zhang Nan complained that he has always strictly observed the distinction between men and women. If he is rude to a female colleague, the female colleague can scold him immediately. If he has sexual harassment, according to the female colleague's straightforward personality, it is impossible to endure it for three years He would not harass his female colleagues in broad daylight.

The Taichung High Administrative Court held that the murdered female colleague had no reason to frame Zhang Nan. During this period, due to the pressure, she was unable to socialize normally with others, and often hid in the toilet crying and suffered from insomnia. Some female colleagues accused Zhang of inappropriate touching breast, determined that Zhang's inappropriate physical contact with a female colleague constituted sexual harassment, and sentenced him to lose the lawsuit.

After Zhang Nan appealed, the Supreme Administrative Court determined that the original punishment was based on the law and sentenced Zhang to lose the lawsuit.