Lai said that Yang had made a report to French police at the time of the incident claiming that Cheng had molested his daughter, and last February sent a direct appeal to ROC President Lee Teng-hui. Lai said that after repeated appeals to government agencies failed, Yang asked him (Lai) to make a public statement.
賴勁麟說，當時楊萬慶曾向法國警方報案，並於去年二月寫信向總統李登輝陳情，但由於向政府部門多次陳情無效，楊萬慶遂委託他出面聲援。