A Taiwanese labor broker who groped a female caregiver after she refused his offer of money for sex was convicted but walked away with a suspended sentence, a lenient outcome that will trouble advocates for caregivers.

• The Kaohsiung broker used a trip to deliver the woman to her new employer as a chance to take her to his own home instead.
• He showed her explicit material and offered cash for sex, then grabbed and groped her after she said no twice.
• The woman escaped by making a video call for help, then left and went to police.
• The court handed down six months, convertible to a fine, and suspended it for two years after he confessed, settled, and paid compensation on the spot.
• Prosecutors backed the suspension, and the victim said she forgave him.

Outlook: The verdict can still be appealed, and cases like it keep pressure on Taiwan to tighten oversight of the brokers who control migrant caregivers' placements.