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The court sentenced him to 12 years in prison for a father in his 50s who raped his young daughter several times for nearly two years.
Jeonju District Court Jeongeup Branch’s 1st Criminal Division (presiding judge Park Geun-jeong) announced on the 8th that he sentenced Mr. A (54) to 12 years in prison on charges of violating the Special Cases Act (quasi-rape due to relatives) related to the punishment of sexual violence crimes. It also ordered an 80-hour sexual violence treatment program and a 10-year limit on employment at institutions related to children and youth and welfare facilities for the disabled.
Mr. A was accused of sexually assaulting his biological daughter B (12 years old at the time of the first crime) several times, aiming at the time his wife went out from September 2018 to August last year. As a result of the investigation, it was revealed that Mr. A was aiming for a time when his wife went on a trip or went out, and raped her after suppressing her daughter with force. It is said that Ms. B even made an extreme choice due to Mr. A’s crime. Mr. A is known to have admitted all of the crimes in an investigation by an investigative agency.
The judge said, “The defendant is very badly guilty in that he raped the victim several times since childhood. Considering the fact that the victim has suffered serious physical and mental damage to the extent of suicide attempts, severe punishment is necessary.” However, the court added, “However, the sentence was decided in consideration of the fact that the defendant admitted to the crime and did not have a history of criminal punishment.”
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