{
  "id": 11156870,
  "title": "Taiwan actor Darren Wang denies wrongdoing in case over illegally obtained data used to recover girlfriend's money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/taiwan-actor-darren-wang-denies-wrongdoing-in-case-over-illegally",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:36:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/darren-wang-not-guilty/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Taiwanese actor Darren Wang appeared at the High Court on September 30 for the first hearing of an appeal in his Personal Data Protection Act case. Wang and his girlfriend, Chueh Mu-hsuan, deny the allegations of wrongdoing. In the case, prosecutors accused Wang of approaching a former police officer, Liu Chu-jung, for help in two separate matters involving the retrieval of personal data. Wang's lawyer argued that the actor did not take part in the discussions beyond occasionally sending polite messages, and was unaware of the data lookups or debt collection that followed. The New Taipei District Court initially sentenced Wang to six months, convertible to a fine of NT$180,000 (S$7,206), and Chueh to the same. Liu was sentenced to one year and four months for making false entries as a public official.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}