Prosecution Seeks 2-Year Prison Sentence in Appeal Trial for Persistent Malicious Commenter Against Shim Eun-jin

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] The prosecution has requested a two-year prison sentence in the appellate trial of a woman who continuously posted malicious comments against actress Shim Eun-jin, a former member of the group Baby V.O.X.

On the 13th, at the appellate sentencing hearing held by the Criminal Appeals Division 1 of the Seoul Western District Court (Presiding Judge Lee Nae-ju), the prosecution asked the court to sentence defendant A, who was tried on charges including obscenity using communication media under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, to two years in prison.

The prosecution stated, "The defendant has a prior record of punishment, including a fine of 3 million won and a five-month prison sentence for committing similar offenses against the victim," adding, "Considering the repeated attempt to commit the crime, a two-year prison sentence is not excessive."

Defendant A's defense counsel argued, "Although the criminal facts in this case were a single act, many parts were re-examined during the first trial," and requested, "Please take into account that the defendant has already been retried and detained in court for previously committed acts."

Defendant A was previously indicted in 2018 for posting sexually humiliating comments a total of eight times on the Instagram accounts of Shim Eun-jin and others.

The first trial court sentenced defendant A to five months in prison, ordered 80 hours of sexual violence treatment program completion, and imposed a three-year employment restriction at child and youth-related institutions.

At that time, the court stated, "The defendant persistently wrote obscene phrases to cause sexual humiliation to the victim, which were very provocative," and "The victims' honor was greatly damaged by false claims such as Shim Eun-jin and other victims having sexual relations."

The appellate court's verdict on defendant A will be delivered on the 13th of next month.

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