Professor Wang Po-Chi ,in an interview with United Daily News, stated that the frequent occurrence of power-based sexual violence within the police force highlights the inadequacy of oversight and grievance mechanisms.

On July 15, 2026, former criminal police officer Chen Yanjin was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first instance for sexually assaulting a female police officer. The High Court upheld the first instance verdict yesterday and rejected the appeal. Before the second instance verdict, another “rising star” police chief in Taichung City was embroiled in sexual harassment allegations. …