Stepfather Sentenced to 25 Years for Over 10 Years of Sexual Assault on Stepdaughter

Mother Involved in Crime Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The court sentenced a heartless 50-year-old stepfather and biological mother to heavy prison terms for repeatedly sexually assaulting their stepdaughter over more than 10 years.

According to the legal community on the 26th, the Changwon District Court Criminal Division 4 (Chief Judge Heon Lee) sentenced stepfather A (52) to 25 years in prison on charges including special rape. Additionally, he was ordered to wear an electronic location tracking device for 20 years. The court also sentenced the biological mother B to 12 years in prison.

The court pointed out, "The victim psychologically succumbed to the fear that if she did not obey, she would be abandoned by the stepfather and biological mother, having lived in an orphanage for a long time, which allowed the crimes to continue over an extended period."

The court stated, "The actual harm is believed to be greater than what is described in the criminal facts presented. It is difficult to even imagine the mental and physical suffering the victim endured."

It added, "They abandoned their duty and responsibility to protect and raise the victim so she could grow up properly and committed inhumane crimes."

A was charged with sexually assaulting his stepdaughter C 13 times from 2006 to 2016. At the time of the first assault in 2006, C was only 10 years old.

The prosecution indicted A on 11 charges, including special rape, rape of a minor under 13, and special sexual assault.

The biological mother B was also investigated for participating in A’s crimes and sexually abusing C multiple times. The prosecution charged B with five offenses, including special sexual assault.

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