Fahrenheit Member Aaron Yan Found Guilty Of Filming Pornography With A Minor
Aaron Yan is a singer-actor hailing from Taiwan. He debuted as part of the famous group Fahrenheit in 2005 and has since appeared in TV shows such as Just You (2013), Fall In Love With Me (2014), Refresh Man (2016) and more.
He made headlines in June 2023 when content creator named Raku (also known as Yao Le) accused the idol of grooming him and filming their sexual relations when they were in a relationship from 2017 to 2018. Raku was just 16 years old at the time while the singer was 31.
At the time, I had just turned 16 and was living in Taipei by myself to study. You were my Prince Charming. I did whatever you said, because you were a celebrity, an idol, and my partner. You would never hurt me…
But I was proven wrong. I gave you my virginity, when I was 16.
You tried to film while we were having sex, but that was where I drew the line. I seriously refused, and you pinky swore on it.At that time, I thought this was something every couple goes through, and you were only teaching me…the scariest thing is that you secretly filmed with your phone when I wasn’t paying attention, leading to a leak of the video which ruined my entire life.
After a long while, right before Mid-Autumn festival in 2018, I’ll always remember getting tons of private messages while I was working in Beijing. Our sex video was circulating. I was so angry, so mad, so helpless…but you just downplayed it and said you didn’t know how it got leaked.
Even when the video got leaked, you told other people that if I revealed everything, you would get the gang to take care of me. I really didn’t know how to handle it. Everything above is supported by chat logs and evidence… sigh.
— Raku
Several months later, prosecutors from the Shilin District of Taiwan indicted Aaron Yan on charges of filming and distributing child pornography.
He was finally charged with a seven-month suspended prison sentence on May 30, 2024 after reaching a settlement with the victim in March. In the verdict, the court found enough evidence to determine that he had recorded sex tapes with a minor with the intention of distributing them.
As a suspended sentence, Aaron Yan will not have to serve time in jail granted that he pays a daily fine of NT$1,500 (around $45 USD). He will also remain under supervision for three years.
Besides this, he received another sentence of four months in prison—which was also suspended to a three year penalty—for violating the Personal Data Protection Act after having sent intimate images of Raku to two other people.
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