In mid-February 2000, the Taipei district court found the two men as well as A-cheng innocent on all charges. The ruling judge, Wu Chiu-hung, commented to the Taipei Times, "When things such as this happen, the only thing that the court can do is render a not guilty verdict. This is a decision of law, but it can do little to correct the wrongs that have been done to the defendants." Justice Wu referred to a wave of highly biased media coverage which followed the arrests, portraying A-cheng as a "pimp" and manager of a gay sex venue--publicity that, led to the loss of his job and income, not to mention incalculable damage to his social relationships. "He did nothing wrong, but only tried to stop the police from arresting his customers. The charge, as far as I'm concerned, was groundless," Justice Wu told the media.

Volunteers from the Tongzhi Hotline, a support service for lesbians and gays, as well as other activists in Taipei, continue to place what is now notorious as the "AG Club incident" within a context of wider, disturbing patterns of police brutality toward their community. They also have decried the highly biased treatment by the media, characterized by vilification of the defendants and the glaring omission of community perspectives highlighting police abuses of human rights.