By KHT Staff
KAOHSIUNG — A soldier surnamed Chang (張) was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for three years, after secretly filming and sexually touching his sleeping girlfriend, sharing the footage online, and creating AI-generated sexual images using her face.
The Kaohsiung District Court (高雄地方法院) also found that Chang possessed 20 videos containing child sexual abuse material, according to a ruling reported by Liberty Times.
The court said Chang repeatedly recorded the woman without her consent while staying at her home in Cianjhen District (前鎮區).
He sent the recordings through Telegram to an anonymous group and another user. Some of the footage showed him sexually touching the woman while recording or transmitting the acts, according to the ruling.
The woman discovered the material after checking messages on Chang’s phone and reported the case to police.
Investigators also found that Chang had uploaded photographs of the woman to an artificial intelligence website and used them to produce fabricated sexually explicit videos.
A search of another phone uncovered 20 videos containing sexual images of children and youths, the court said.
Chang admitted the offenses and reached a financial settlement with the woman.
The court convicted him of offenses under the Personal Data Protection Act (個人資料保護法), the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act (兒童及少年性剝削防制條例), and other laws.
Judges imposed a two-year prison term but suspended the sentence for three years, citing his confession, settlement with the victim, and the effect of the investigation and trial proceedings.
The suspended sentence means Chang will not serve the prison term unless the suspension is revoked during the three years. The ruling can be appealed.
The case comes amid wider calls from victim-support groups and lawmakers for stronger punishment and enforcement in cases involving child sexual abuse material and digital sexual violence.
The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation (婦女救援基金會) has argued that penalties for possessing child sexual abuse material have been too weak to provide an effective deterrent. The organization has called for buyers to face heavier punishment than people who possess material without paying and has suggested psychological assessment and treatment for offenders.
The Garden of Hope Foundation (勵馨基金會) said in 2025 that settlements should not obscure the lasting harm caused by sexual images, which can continue to circulate or be redistributed after a court case ends. It also called for a dedicated government body to coordinate Taiwan’s response to digital gender-based violence.
The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation has also warned that AI-generated sexual images can cause severe psychological harm, reputational damage, online harassment, and continuing safety risks for victims.
None of the organizations mentioned above was commenting directly on Chang’s case.
