Kaohsiung health official indictedMISUSE OF POWER: The man allegedly used his position to gain access to privileged health information in order to target and sexually assault a previously victimized minorBy Huang Chia-lin and Jason Pan / Staff reportersProsecutors indicted a public health official in Kaohsiung on Friday after he allegedly used a confidential health database to identify victims to solicit sex from and assaulted a minor. The suspect, 42-year old Ho Chien-chung (何建忠), served as executive secretary at Lingya District Mental Health Center, part of the Kaohsiung Department of Health. A plaque bearing the name and logo of the Kaohsiung Department of Health is pictured in an undated photograph. The victim believed Ho had the videos and was blackmailing her, prosecutors said, meeting with him to attempt to prevent him from circulating the videos further. Ho met the victim on June 30, driving her to a motel, where he sexually assaulted her, according to court documents.

Source: Taipei Times January 03, 2026 18:00 UTC