A university senior in Taiwan has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of participating in the drugging and sexual assault of a male junior student, with the attack recorded on a mobile phone.
According to court documents, the incident took place in 2023 when the victim accepted an invitation from a senior student, identified by the surname Huang, to attend a gathering involving alcohol and karaoke.
After the gathering ended in the early hours of the morning, the group reportedly travelled to a hotel in Kaohsiung. During their stay, another man, identified by the surname Li, allegedly offered the victim an unidentified substance, claiming it would help him recover from drinking.
Prosecutors said the victim gradually lost consciousness and became unable to resist after consuming the substance. Investigators alleged that Li then sexually assaulted the victim while Huang recorded the incident using a mobile phone.
Authorities further claimed that Li later instructed Huang to participate in the assault and continue filming additional footage. Both men were accused of carrying out the attack while the victim remained incapacitated.
During the investigation, police also linked Li to a separate case in 2024. Prosecutors alleged that he used a similar method on another male victim in Taoyuan, providing an unidentified substance before carrying out a sexual assault and recording the incident through photographs and videos.
Following reports lodged by both victims, prosecutors filed multiple charges against the suspects.
The Kaohsiung District Court found Li guilty of jointly administering a substance to render victims unconscious before committing sexual assault and recording the offences. He was sentenced to prison terms of eight years and seven years and eight months for the respective cases.
Huang was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment for his role in the assault and recording of the crime. Although he appealed the ruling, the Kaohsiung branch of the High Court upheld the original sentence, finding no error in the lower court’s decision.
The case remains subject to further appeal under Taiwanese law.
