""Even though Alice died six years ago and 6,000 miles away, the DA's Cold Case Unit has never given up on getting justice for Alice," said Deputy District Attorney Rob Baker. "We realized early on that getting jurisdiction to charge someone with a death that occurred in another country was going to be a major challenge, if not impossible. So, we had to think outside the box.""
"The perjury charges relate to four details of Herchen's story about Ku's disappearance that have changed between two depositions and the two-week civil trial that ended on July 18. Ku's family had sued Herchen for wrongful death. The jury awarded Ku's family $23.6 million after two hours of deliberations."
"Investigators appear to agree with the jurors, as two of Herchen's perjury charges are related to his inconsistent stories about dropping Ku off at a train station in Taiwan after going to Taroko National Park, where she decided to stay in Taiwan for extra time in order to see her parents."
Harald Herchen, 66, was charged with seven felony counts of perjury related to the 2019 disappearance and death of tutor Alice Ku in Taiwan. Ku disappeared after sightseeing with Herchen at Taroko National Park on Nov. 29, 2019. Perjury counts allege four inconsistent details across two depositions and a civil trial that ended July 18. Ku's family sued for wrongful death and received a $23.6 million jury award after two hours of deliberation. Two perjury counts concern inconsistent claims that Herchen dropped Ku at a train station; Taiwanese cellphone data never showed her near that station. The Santa Clara County DA pursued perjury charges due to jurisdictional limits on charging a death abroad. Herchen faces a maximum sentence of seven years.
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