Court holds briefing on statute of limitations for child sexual abuseBy Hollie Younger / Staff writer, with CNAAll eight sitting justices of the Constitutional Court met this morning for a closed-door briefing to assess whether it was constitutional for prosecutors to apply an older statute of limitations to dismiss a case of child sexual abuse dating back to the 1990s. Prior to the amendments, the statute of limitations was set at 20 years. The Constitutional Court convenes for oral arguments in an undated photograph. The Constitutional Court accepted the case, plus nine related petitions filed by others, including former legislator Chiu Hsien-chih (邱顯智). Taiwan’s statute of limitations has come under wider scrutiny recently, as the Executive Yuan in January advanced draft amendments to delay the start of the count for the statute of limitations to until a child sexual abuse victim turns 20.

Source: Taipei Times March 02, 2026 06:15 UTC