Father of Jodusun Victim Appeals "Keep Promise of Permanent Isolation"... Letter to Rep. Kim Byung-wook

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The father of the victim in the 'Jo Doo-soon case,' in which a crime of kidnapping and sexual assault was committed against an elementary school student, appealed to the government to keep the promise of permanently isolating Jo Doo-soon ahead of his scheduled release at the end of this year.

The victim's father stated this in a letter sent to Kim Byung-wook, a member of the People Power Party, saying, "Our entire family has been struggling in a nightmare until now," Kim reported on the 16th.

He said, "Jo Doo-soon is someone who insisted in court that he did not commit the act, that the child's memory was mistaken, and that the real culprit was someone else, consistently maintaining false accusations and excuses," adding, "He neither apologized to my daughter nor showed any remorse." He requested that the Jo Doo-soon isolation bill be legislated before his release on December 13.

Assemblyman Kim has proposed the enactment of the 'Protective Custody Act' (commonly known as the 'Jo Doo-soon Isolation Act'), which requires child sex offenders to be isolated from society and placed under the management and supervision of protective custody facilities even after their release.

The bill includes provisions allowing the prosecution to immediately request protective custody for those who violate compliance requirements under the probation law, such as nighttime outing restrictions, bans on entering certain areas, prohibitions on approaching victims, and bans on drinking above a certain amount.

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