This year has seen a number of high-profile cases of child abuse in Taiwan's kindergartens. TaiwanPlus speaks to Li Hong-Wen of the Child Welfare League Foundation to find out how the current reporting system functions and whether it's effective in protecting children.
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00:00The total number of reported child abuse cases has been increasing over the years.
00:04But what about cases specifically involving Kingdom Gardens?
00:30Given the low reporting rate that you mentioned,
00:34how does the current reporting system function?
01:00If a case is not reported in time, or if a case is reported late,
01:06according to the current regulations,
01:09the person will be fined 30,000 to 150,000 RMB.
01:12This is the so-called administrative fine.
01:13But at the moment, there is no criminal responsibility.
01:16In fact, it is found that many cases are reported in advance,
01:20or later reviewed,
01:21and found that the perpetrators' colleagues and even the person in charge know about it.
01:26So how can we reinforce the reporting system
01:29and strengthen the social safety net to protect children?
01:56Is it possible that in the future,
02:00as long as it involves a crime,
02:03during the investigation,
02:05the criminal investigation agency can forcefully ask the plaintiff and the person in charge
02:09to transfer their license.
02:11For example, transfer the license of the child protection agency,
02:12or temporarily work at home,
02:14or stay at home.
02:16This part should be clearly stated in the law.
02:18At present, the practices of all counties are not the same.