50s Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Stepdaughter While Wife Was Hospitalized

Jeju District Court

[Asia Economy Kim Bong-ju, Intern Reporter] A man in his 50s who repeatedly sexually assaulted his teenage stepdaughter was sentenced to seven years in prison.

The Jeju District Court Criminal Division 3 (Presiding Judge Noh Hyun-mi) announced on the 12th that A (52), who was indicted on charges including violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (rape of a minor under 13), was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Additionally, he was ordered to complete an 80-hour sexual violence treatment program and was banned from employment at child and youth-related institutions for 10 years.

The court stated, "The defendant, as the victim's stepfather, was in a position to protect and raise the victim, who was an elementary school student at the time, yet committed the crime by force," adding, "The nature of the crime is heinous, and the culpability is extremely serious. Therefore, a severe punishment commensurate with this is inevitable," explaining the sentencing rationale.

Mr. A was brought to trial on charges of sexually assaulting his then 11-year-old stepdaughter twice in the living room of his home in Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, in September 2012. A few days later, at a similar time and place, he committed the same crime again.

It was revealed that Mr. A committed the crimes while his wife, the victim's biological mother, was hospitalized for back surgery.

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