Taiwan: temple master convicted under the statute for abusing a relationship of authority
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宮主 (temple master)
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Legally the cleanest expression of this database's criterion anywhere in the corpus: he was charged under the provision that specifically covers abuse of a relationship of authority.
- Exorcism or deliverance
- Spiritual healing or treatment
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2025-01-01 · conviction and sentence
Taipei District Court, Taiwan. A temple master surnamed Tseng was convicted by the Taipei District Court of sexual harassment by exploiting a relationship of authority, for touching a female believer's breasts under an exorcism pretext while telling her they were acupuncture points. He received seven months.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- an exorcism (驅邪) pretext
- telling the believer that her breasts were 穴道 (acupuncture points)
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- national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report Liberty Times: court report.
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- https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/society/breakingnews/5491287 Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 6f38f5c74553aee4a06d68fd67f98a981326bf6e5db1c2805ab1fac2639ad2d5
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