Taipei, Sept. 28 (CNA) Paiwan artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung was indicted on charges of offences against sexual autonomy on Sept. 21 by Pingtung prosecutors after an investigation that took nine months, according to indictment documents released Wednesday.
Paiwan artist Sakuliu Pavavaljung yesterday denied that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl, following a description of an assault posted online last week that led to speculation that he had been involved in such an incident and local prosecutors launching an investigation.
Pavavaljung, who received a National Award for Art in 2017, said that the incident depicted in the Facebook post never happened.
“I did not do what the online story alleges,” 61-year-old Pavavaljung said. “I will clear things up when I talk to judicial authorities about the matter.”
On Thursday last week, artist Kuo Yu-ping (郭俞平) posted online a piece titled “Story