Stripper-Politician in Taiwan Sentenced for Porno Movie

Hsu Shao-tan, Taiwan’s stripper-turned-politician, was sentenced Friday to three months in prison for making a pornographic movie, court officials said.

Under Taiwan law, sentences of less than six months can be settled by paying a fine--amounting in Hsu’s case to only $310--instead of serving the time. Hsu did not appear in court for the sentencing.

She admitted appearing in the movie but said the nude scenes were not of her body.

Hsu narrowly lost a race for a seat in Parliament in December elections. She is still awaiting judgment in another case brought after she took off her clothes in front of the legislature.