Taipei: Taiwan's highest government supervisory body announced on Wednesday the results of its investigation into sexual abuse of minors at Taipei Piramide School between 2021 and 2023, finding that multiple "breakdowns" in protocol occurred in the Taipei City government's handling of the case.

According to Focus Taiwan, at a press conference held by the Control Yuan, members Yeh Ta-hua, Tien Chiu-chin, and Chi Hui-jung stated that the Taipei City Department of Education and the Taipei City Center for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault failed to follow appropriate procedures following the filing of a report on sexual assault at the preschool in 2022.

The case involves Mao Chun-shen, a former preschool teacher at the school who was found guilty by the Taiwan High Court on January 7 of nine counts of sexual assault by penetration, 203 counts of indecent assault, and 14 counts of filming obscene images of minors. Mao was arrested in July 2023 on suspicion of sexually assaulting children at the privately-run educational establishment owned by his mother.

The Control Yuan members highlighted that the failure of local authorities to suspend Mao after receiving a report of potential wrongdoing resulted in the continued sexual assault of minors on school premises. They also noted communication issues between various departments and failures in tracking the case according to regulations.

The Control Yuan has ordered the Taipei City government to "re-examine" its failings and relaunch an investigation into its handling of the case.