A 59-year-old Taiwanese man who was previously sentenced to nine years and six months in jail for raping an Indonesian domestic caregiver has been handed a shorter term of eight years by Taiwan Taichung District Court on appeal.
The Liberty Times reports that the caregiver was indecently assaulted twice and raped 10 times by her employer, surnamed Hsieh, in Taiwan’s Taichung City.
In one instance, the victim managed to take a video lasting five minutes and 35 seconds on her mobile phone. This was used as evidence against Hsieh, who was seen shirtless and holding her even when she begged him to let go.
The victim sought assistance from her employment agency, which supported her in filing a case with the police. Last September, she also forwarded the video to her compatriots. After it was uploaded to social media by her friends, the story hit headlines nationally in Indonesia, stirring much criticism of the Taiwanese employer.
Police immediately offered temporary accommodation to protect the victim as they pursued Hsieh, who went on the run for 32 hours in an attempt to avoid arrest.
The appeal court learned that Hsieh remitted an extra NT$150,000 (US$4,969) on top of the agreed NT$350,000 (US$11,594) as compensation to the victim after his conviction in the initial trial.
The judge considered that to be a gesture of showing remorse, and thus granted Hsieh a lighter term of eight years in jail.
花錢了事
Remorse?
Just like that…..
Good if life sentence to give him punishment 8 yrs isn’t enough to suffer the dignity of the victim????
Damn! Why too short? Is the victim agree the big amount of money to settle the case? Tsk! Tsk!
Bakit ganun lang ka baba yung pag kakakulong ng rapist nayan at bkit need to pay para lang gagaan ang kaso or pag kakakulong nya…kya mga kapwa caregivers and caretakers wag mag pa seksi sa loob ng bahay ng amo nyo wag pag iksi2 ng short kita2 cleavage para lang sabihin na maayos manamit lesson learned para satin yan…
#becarefull
Only 8 years in prison? He must be life in prison, by raping her 10 TIMES you know. Devil man. Money is not enough to pay for her pained, she suffered.
OMG,,????????????????the 8years is not enope punishment,better for him,life sentence,She agree and she close the case of small a month of money,she lost her dignity and suffer to his rapist employer…and she close the case of damn money…
8 years???!!! wtf!!!