Taiwan: Kindergarten teacher who sexually abused children jailed

The teacher was found guilty of more than 200 counts of sexual abuse against the young students.

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The Taipei District Court judge said the man - named as Mao by the court - committed "vicious" crimes which resulted in "severe physical and mental trauma" to six children, who were all under seven.

The case has been in the spotlight for weeks as anger grew over the scale of Mao's crimes and the authorities' initial handling of them.

Many pointed out that Mao was not suspended after an initial report in 2022, which potentially resulted in more children becoming victims.

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