Underage Sexual Assault by Pro Gamer Sentenced to 1 Year in First Trial... Court Imprisonment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] A professional gamer who was prosecuted for forcibly molesting his underage ex-girlfriend was sentenced to prison and taken into custody in court.

The Criminal Division 12 of the Seoul Western District Court (Chief Judge Lee Jeong-min) sentenced professional gamer Yoon Mo (20), who was charged with sexually molesting a minor (violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles Against Sexual Abuse), to one year in prison and ordered him to complete 40 hours of a sexual violence treatment program on the 10th.

Yoon was prosecuted for forcibly molesting his ex-girlfriend, the victim, by touching parts of her body while she was asleep last year and then assaulting her when she woke up and tried to go outside. During the trial, the defense argued, "Although he told the victim on the day of the incident that he would not engage in skinship, seeing the victim resting her arm on him and falling asleep, he was led to commit the act out of affection," and claimed, "There is not a significant age difference between the victim and him, so this case does not fall under the category requiring aggravated punishment for sexual crimes against children and juveniles."

However, the court pointed out, "Even though the victim clearly expressed refusal to skinship before entering the room cafe, he forcibly molested the sleeping victim and then ambushed and forcibly molested her again when she woke up and tried to go outside."

Yoon was expelled from his team last June after the victim exposed the sexual molestation incident on Twitter.

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