Justin Lee sex scandal

{{Short description|Series of sexual assaults in Taiwan}}

{{about|the sexual assaults in Taiwan|the American actor|Justin Lee (actor)|other uses|Justin Lee (disambiguation)}}

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The Justin Lee （ Chinese characters: 李宗瑞 ）rape scandal involves a Taiwanese man, Justin Lee, who was convicted of nine rapes, during which he had drugged women and then recorded the sexual assaults.

Lee is the son of former Yuanta Financial Holding Co board member Lee Yueh-tsang, and known for his presence at fashion parties and nightclubs. In 2011, two sisters filed a police report against Lee. During the investigation, the police discovered recorded files on Lee's computer and arrested him in November 2012. Prosecutors said that since August 2009, Lee had been drugging women or getting them drunk in luxury nightclubs around Taiwan, before taking them to his home to rape them while they were unconscious. Lee fled Taipei and was on the run for 23 days before turning himself in.{{cite news|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/09/04/388061/Justin-Lee.htm |title=Justin Lee gets 18 years' prison for sex assault |newspaper=The China Post |access-date=2016-10-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/22-years-jail-for-sexual/800446.html |title=22 years' jail for sexual assault involving Taiwanese starlets and models|access-date=September 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905225721/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/entertainment/22-years-jail-for-sexual/800446.html |archive-date=September 5, 2013 }}{{Cite web

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In the first sentencing at the Taipei district court, Lee was originally to be jailed for 22 years and had to pay compensation of {{currency|14.25 million|TWD|first=yes|passthrough=yes}} to the victims. On 2 September 2014, following an appeal, Lee's sentence was increased to 80 years' jail for his offences. However, he would only have to serve 30 years as that was the maximum punishment for those charges by law.{{Cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1583748/taiwanese-socialite-justin-lee-handed-80-year-prison-term-date-rapes|title = Taiwanese playboy Justin Lee handed 80-year prison term for rape|date = 2 September 2014}} He was also ordered to pay {{currency|27.75 million|TWD|passthrough=yes}} compensation to victims.{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/09/03/2003598889|title=Justin Lee given 30-year sentence|date=2014-09-03|publisher=Taipei Times|access-date=10 September 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://shanghaiist.com/2013/01/10/justin_lee_sex_scandal_the_backgrou.php|title=The sex scandal that rocked Taiwan: Socialite Justin Lee convicted of raping over 28 women, including his father's girlfriend (NSFW)|date=2013-01-10|work=Shanghaiist|access-date=10 September 2014}}