This is the hardcore drama of the entertainment industry! Taiwanese artist Yan Yalun was exposed to secretly filming private videos of her underage boyfriend and leaking them, causing an uproar.
Just now, according to Taiwan media reports, the court announced the verdict of the first instance, and Yan Yalun was given a 3-year suspended sentence, which immediately sparked heated discussions.
A piece of paper verdict unexpectedly cleared away the suspicions of this strange incident and revealed the original appearance of the facts. It turned out that as early as 2017, Yan Yalun, who was already a smash hit at the time, actually dated a 17-year-old underage boy and secretly took a private video when the two parties had a relationship. What's even more terrifying is that he also leaked the video to two friends, intending to spread it.
As soon as the incident was exposed, the shock effect was immediate. Yan Yalun was not only reprimanded by the parties and the public, but also controlled to create and distribute sexual images of minors, and was charged with germanium.
After some entanglement, the case was finally pronounced on May 30 this year, and the court sentenced Yan Yalun to 7 months in prison for crimes related to the Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, but he could be fined.
However, the most striking thing is that the court took into account Yan Yalun's voluntary admission of guilt, reached a settlement with the victim and paid part of the money, and finally gave him a 3-year suspended sentence of leniency.
For the once smash hit idol, this is undoubtedly an opportunity to set sail again.
The reason why this case is suspicious is more due to the identity and status of the parties. Yan Yalun, as a popular idol on the front line, has long been famous, but it is really staggering to do such an obscene thing.
Although the victim is only 17 years old, it seems that he has already "read countless people".
According to reports, the victim claimed that the initial sexual relationship took place against her will in 2018, but she was still young at the time and could only "rationalize" the experience. It wasn't until 5 years later that he could no longer tolerate Yan Yalun's "candid shooting", so he broke the news that it had passed.
It can be seen that the origin of this case was not achieved overnight, but after a long period of psychological depression and struggle. As a minor, the victim undoubtedly suffered huge psychological trauma, and Yan Yalun, as an adult, behaved seriously and immorally.
It is permissible why the court only sentenced a suspended sentence in such a serious case. According to the Regulations on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, the penalty for this offence should be much heavier than seven months.
However, the court seems to have paid too much attention to "mitigating" factors such as the settlement between the two parties and Yan Aaron's guilty plea, while ignoring the seriousness of the crime.
Does this mean that as long as the defendant is well-known and willing to pay a settlement fee, he can easily "veto" the sanction of the law?
This will undoubtedly be a "great shame" for other potential offenders. After all, in a society governed by the rule of law, crime and punishment should be equal, and there should be no exceptions.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why there is public opinion that Yan Yalun's sentence of 3 years of probation is too lenient and fails to truly demonstrate the fairness and justice of the law. An artist with huge influence should have been punished with capital punishment before he could warn his peers.
But in any case, this incident at least sends us a positive signal: anyone, including celebrities, who once steps on the red line and hurts others, will eventually be severely punished by the law and pay the due price.
It depends on whether Yan Yalun can abide by the law again in the future, set an example to maintain good public morality, so as to change his mind during the probation period and regain the trust and respect of the public.
This case of secretly filming a sex video of a minor reflects the complexity of society. Whether it is celebrities, ordinary people, or the legal system itself, it is difficult to escape the blame. We still have a lot of progress to go to make our society more civilized and orderly, and to demonstrate fairness and justice.