Supreme Court Confirms 3-Year Prison Sentence for 40-Year-Old Man for Forcible Molestation and Abuse of Minor Biological Daughter

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] A man in his 40s who was charged with forcibly molesting and emotionally abusing his minor biological daughter for several years has been sentenced to prison.

The Supreme Court's 2nd Division (Presiding Justice Kim Sang-hwan) on the 14th upheld the original sentence of three years imprisonment for A (45), who was tried on charges of forcible molestation by a relative under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act.

The court stated, "The lower court's judgment is proper, and there is no error in exceeding the limits of free evaluation of evidence by failing to conduct necessary trials or violating the rules of logic and experience."

A is accused of forcibly molesting and engaging in similar sexual acts with his then teenage biological daughter three times between 2014 and 2018. He is also charged with emotional abuse through verbal insults.

The first trial recognized only the charge of emotional abuse through verbal insults and sentenced A to eight months in prison with a two-year probation. Regarding the charges of forcible molestation and similar sexual acts, the court acquitted him based on the victim's inconsistent statements and testimonies from A's wife and son stating "he is not that kind of person."

The second trial found all of A's charges guilty, sentencing him to three years in prison and ordering him to complete a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program.

The court stated, "It is difficult to find contradictions or unreasonable parts in the victim's testimony, which specifically identifies conversations with A at the time of the crime."

It further judged, "There is no clear motive or reason for the victim to fabricate false allegations beyond simple lies to falsely accuse A of experiences that did not actually occur."

Meanwhile, regarding this final ruling, a Supreme Court official said, "It is significant in reaffirming the existing legal principle that the credibility of a minor victim's testimony about sexual crimes committed by a relative in a position of protection and supervision should not be lightly dismissed."

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