Lawyer Zhang Huashan explains the legislative proposals related to the criminal prosecution period.

Mirror News Reporters｜Xu Rongyou, Shen Mingyang

News link:https://www.mnews.tw/story/20230614sot18002

A few days ago, a "Taiwan version of the melting pot case" broke out in Nantou. An elementary school principal was suspected of sexually harassing hundreds of female elementary school students when he was a teacher. In addition, there was a replica of the "Fang Siqi case" in Taichung last year, and the principal surnamed Huang who sexually assaulted a female student was almost able to retire and receive his pension. In fact, there have been many cases in the past where perpetrators of sexual molestation and sexual assault escaped the sexual assault prosecution period and have been able to sit back and relax. Therefore, some lawyers suggested today (14th) that Taiwan could follow the example of the United States in setting up a protection mechanism for minor victims and directly cancel the prosecution period.

Lawyer Zhang Huashan explains relevant legislative suggestions during the criminal prosecution period

Lawyer Zhang Huashan of Fidelity Law Firm said that if a child is sexually assaulted or becomes a crime victim, because the child is still young and does not have the ability to take legal action, when he grows up, the criminal may be raped because the prosecution period has expired. Impunity, therefore, it may be possible to refer to foreign legislation. For serious crimes, the criminal prosecution period can be relaxed, or for child victims, the prosecution period can be set to expire after a period of time after adulthood, so as to have a better chance of protecting the rights and interests of the victims.

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