Two professors at a university in Kaohsiung suspected of accepting bribes to help six students obtain their master’s or doctoral degrees have been indicted by the Ciaotou District Prosecutors’ Office.
The suspects, surnamed Wang (王) and Tang (唐), served as thesis advisers for one doctoral student and five master’s students at National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, the prosecutors’ office said in a statement issued yesterday.
Wang and Tang allegedly helped the six graduate students find writers to produce their thesis papers.
Photo: Tsai Ching-hua, Taipei Times
In return, they allegedly received payments ranging from NT$100,000 to NT$320,000 (US$3,134 to US$10,028) from each of the students between 2019 and this year.
During the course of their investigation, prosecutors also found that Tang had allegedly used his position of power to engage in sexual intercourse with one of his doctoral students in 2015, the office said.
Prosecutors on Monday last week indicted the professors for allegedly accepting bribes and falsifying official documents, while the six students were indicted for the alleged payment of bribes.
The Anti-Corruption Act (貪污治罪條例) states that any public servant who has taken bribes for acts that contravene their official duties is to face a jail term of at least 10 years and a fine of up to NT$100 million.
Tang was also indicted for the alleged sexual offense.
Article 228 of the Criminal Code states that a person who takes advantage of their authority to have sexual intercourse with someone under their academic supervision faces a prison sentence ranging from six months to five years.
The university yesterday said that the professors involved in the case have been suspended for three months and a “gender equality investigation” has been launched.
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