It’s been a little over three months since four Singaporean youths were arrested in Taiwan for allegedly raping two Taiwanese women.
Just yesterday, Taiwan prosecutors revealed that these men have been charged with sexual assault, and Prosecutor Chen Hsi-Chu stated they will be brought to court at the earliest possible schedule in the next two days.
In a report by The Straits Times, the four men – all 23-year olds named Lau Wei Seng, Bryan Ong Kun Jun, Tan Juan Yin and Lim Wei Xuan – had allegedly raped the women while under the influence of alcohol. We’ll just recap some of the details:
- Lim, Ong and Tan paid Lau – who’s an exchange university student in Taiwan – a holiday visit.
- They went to a bar and met two local women there. They later invited the women over for drinks via social messaging app Line.
- Back in their hotel, the men got drunk and allegedly proceeded to sexually assault the two women.
- One of the women reported the incident to the police, and the men were subsequently arrested later that morning at Ximen’s subway station.
According to Taiwan prosecutors, Lim has since been granted bail as he didn’t take part in the alleged sexual assault — but all four men maintained that sex with the women had been consensual.
Under the law of Taiwan, an offender of rape may face a jail term of up to 10 years if successfully convicted.
