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A high-ranking physician in Miaoli accused of sexually assaulting an employee has been released on a NT$300,000 bail and put under electronic monitoring. On Lunar New Year’s Eve, Dr. Chiu, who is the deputy superintendent of a local hospital and owner of a clinic, approached one of his employees with a red envelope. The employee thought it was a New Year’s bonus. But Chiu proceeded to corner her and attempted to grope her. Footage of the incident had since widely circulated online. Later, Chiu’s boss, the hospital’s superintendent, texted hospital staff members, urging them to protect the hospital’s reputation by keeping things hush-hush.

Dr. Chiu, deputy superintendent of a hospital in Toufen and owner of a separate group practice, was accused of sexually harassing an employee on Lunar New Year’s Eve. In the security footage, Chiu is seen touching her on the shoulder and lower back, attempting to lock her in. The victim frantically steps back, but eventually gets cornered. As she moves to the front door, Chiu follows her still and attempts to grope her. The leaked footage quickly circulated online and sparked outrage. The Miaoli District Prosecutors Office has since stepped in and demanded that Chiu be held incommunicado.

Voice of Liu Wei-cheng
Miaoli District Prosecutors Office
The defendant, surnamed Chiu is suspected of committing the crime of forcible indecency under Article 224 of the Criminal Code. There is reasonable suspicion of the crime. In addition to the fact that there is sufficient evidence to suggest that the defendant repeatedly committed the same crime, there is also sufficient evidence to suggest that he colluded with witnesses in an attempt to destroy evidence. Therefore, there is a need for detention, and we hereby apply to the court for detention and prohibition of visits.

Prosecutors applied to have Chiu detained and held incommunicado. The court ruled that he could be released on a NT$300,000 bail, but he needed to be put under electronic monitoring. In recent high-profile cases of sexual offenses by celebrities, such as actor Chris Wang and TV personality Mickey Huang, both men were not electronically monitored after being released on bail. Why is it different in this case?

Voice of Lin Hui-ling
Taiwan Miaoli District Court
The defendant has a certain social standing and status, as well as influence. There is a certain perimeter set up in our method of electronic monitoring. It’s mainly to prevent repeat offenses.

And Chiu is indeed a person of power and status, as the deputy superintendent of a hospital. It’s been revealed via screenshots of a group chat that the superintendent had ordered staff members to help protect the hospital’s reputation. Amid the solid evidence in the security footage, concerns of repeat offenses and the potential harassment of witnesses, the judge ultimately ruled that he be put under electronic monitoring.

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