Changhua County, Taiwan (November 2, 2025)— A court has ordered a woman surnamed Huang to pay NT$300,000 in damages after being found guilty of violating another woman’s spousal rights through an extramarital affair with her husband.
According to court documents, the plaintiff and her husband married in 2014 and share one son. The husband and Ms. Huang worked at the same company, and their relationship reportedly turned romantic in May 2023. The man admitted in a handwritten statement that they had sexual encounters about five to eight times a month, often inside the company’s meeting and break rooms.
The affair intensified in early 2024, when the wife was abroad with their child. During that period, Ms. Huang allegedly entered the couple’s home and spent the night in their master bedroom.
After discovering the affair, the wife gathered evidence including chat logs, screenshots, and her husband’s written confession, and filed a civil lawsuit seeking compensation.
Investigations revealed that even after being confronted, the husband and Ms. Huang continued to exchange intimate messages and video calls. In July 2024, they reportedly met twice more for sexual encounters—once in a parking lot and another time inside a convenience store restroom in Changhua—further aggravating the case.
Ms. Huang denied the allegations, arguing that the evidence was obtained illegally and claiming that the issue had been settled when she knelt outside a convenience store to apologize. She also accused the wife of publicly humiliating her by displaying a mattress painted with the words “Please find a single man to date” outside her workplace, which she said caused emotional distress.
However, the court ruled that the messages, videos, and handwritten confession were valid pieces of evidence and that there was no written proof of any settlement. As for the painted mattress incident, the judge viewed it as an understandable emotional response and a reasonable act of self-defense rather than defamation.
Considering the financial circumstances of both parties, the court reduced the original compensation request of NT$600,000 to NT$300,000. The verdict may still be appealed.