A man in Taiwan used stolen photos of a woman to pose as a female named "Xiao Mi" on a dating app, arranging to meet another man at a hotel for sex work. He also required the other man to be blindfolded. Only after they had finished did the man remove the blindfold and realize that "she" was actually "he."
According to a report from China Times on the 11th, the man filed a lawsuit against "Xiao Mi." After investigation, the New Taipei District Prosecutors Office concluded the case and charged the perpetrator with the crime of forced sexual intercourse.
The prosecution found that a man surnamed Zhang, pretending to be "Xiao Mi," used a dating app to steal a beautiful woman's photos and pose as a biological female, befriending another man online. They agreed to meet for sex at a hotel in Shulin District, New Taipei City, on June 27 this year. After the man arrived and showered in room A15, Zhang arrived 20 minutes later, left a blindfold on the doorknob inside the room and left again, then messaged the man asking him to put it on to conceal that he was biologically male.
The man, believing this was "Xiao Mi's" way of adding excitement, eagerly put on the blindfold. Only then did Zhang enter the room, and the two engaged in oral and manual sex. Satisfied, the man took off the blindfold and was shocked to see that "Xiao Mi" was actually a short-haired man in glasses. Infuriated, he immediately reported Zhang to the police.
During the investigation, Zhang confessed to all criminal acts. Prosecutors reviewed security camera footage, which showed both parties in the room for about 40 minutes. The footage also caught Zhang leaving the blindfold for the man to put on, and the man had even searched on "ChatGPT" for details on sex with women before the event. Zhang had previously used similar methods to deceive others into having sex with him. Based on this evidence, prosecutors determined that Zhang's conduct constituted the crime of forced sexual intercourse under the Criminal Code, as well as fraud for illicit gain. Considering the criminal offenses were committed in conjunction, Zhang was prosecuted for forced sexual intercourse as the more serious offense.