Assemblyman Chae I-bae: "New Sentencing Guidelines Needed to Punish n번방... Public Hearing Should Be Held"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Representative Chae E-bae of the Minsaeng Party urged the Supreme Court to establish new sentencing guidelines to strongly punish sexual violence crimes, including the 'Nth Room' case, where minors were threatened and coerced into producing and distributing sexual exploitation materials.

On the 31st, Representative Chae visited Kim Young-ran, chairman of the Supreme Court Sentencing Commission, and told reporters in front of the Supreme Court, "I requested Chairman Kim to conduct a comprehensive review of the sentencing guidelines for child and adolescent pornography crimes, considering the realities of the Nth Room crimes."

Representative Chae said, "If the court issues lenient sentences, crimes will not be eradicated," adding, "I conveyed to Chairman Kim that in order to respond to new types of crimes, we should not base decisions on past rulings but establish new sentencing guidelines that fit the current situation."

He continued, "Chairman Kim also empathized with the social outrage surrounding the Nth Room case and expressed his intention to review the sentencing guidelines for child and adolescent pornography crimes, taking into account the realities of the crimes."

Representative Chae pointed out that the recent survey conducted by the Supreme Court targeting judges to set sentencing guidelines for child and adolescent sexual exploitation crimes "only considered situations involving one victim and one perpetrator, and only addressed the production and distribution of obscene materials under Article 11 of the Act on the Protection of Children and Adolescents, which has many limitations."

He added, "I conveyed the need to hold a public hearing to gather opinions not only from within the court but also from the public and external experts, and Chairman Kim accepted this," forecasting, "The public hearing will greatly help in establishing sentencing guidelines that actively reflect the will of the people."

Representative Chae also said, "There is a growing consensus within the National Assembly's Legislation and Judiciary Committee that a stance on the Nth Room case should be taken," and "We plan to prepare a statement soon to inform the public and submit it to the Sentencing Commission."

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