Two Men in Their 20s Sentenced to 10 Months for Taking 15-Year-Old to Motel for Prostitution

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yeonju Kim, Intern] Two men in their 20s who took minors to motels and forced them into prostitution were sentenced to prison.

The Incheon District Court Criminal Division 1 (Judge Heegeun Park) announced on the 12th that it sentenced A (21) and another man in their 20s, who were charged with violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse, to 10 months in prison and ordered each to complete 40 hours of a prostitution prevention program.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "The defendants bear heavy responsibility for forcing a minor victim into prostitution," and "considering that they have not received forgiveness from the victim."

A and the other man were charged with taking B (15), whom they met on September 9, 2018, in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, into a car and bringing her to a motel in Incheon, where they forced her into prostitution twice.

It was investigated that A induced B into prostitution by lying that prostitution was not illegal.

A is also known to have posted B's photo on a random chat application to recruit men seeking prostitution.

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