Women Who Falsely Reported 'Rape' to Extort Settlement Money Sentenced to Prison

Two women in their 30s were sentenced to prison for falsely reporting that they were raped by a pension owner.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Nahana] Women in their 30s who falsely reported to the police that they were raped after consensual sex with a pension owner in order to extort a settlement payment were sentenced to prison again in the appellate court.

On the 30th, the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 2 overturned the original sentence of 4 years in prison and sentenced A, who was indicted on charges of false accusation, extortion, fraud, and aiding extortion, to 3 years and 6 months in prison in the appeal trial.

Additionally, the court reduced the sentence of B, who was indicted for assisting A’s crimes (false accusation, etc.), from the originally sentenced 2 years to 1 year and 6 months.

A (33, female) and B (35, female), who worked together as employees at a dabang in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon Province, seduced C (35, male), a pension owner who came as a customer last June, knowing he had a lot of money, and had consensual sex with him.

Afterwards, the two conspired to falsely report to the police that they had been raped by C and extort a settlement payment from him.

A had sex with C after drinking together at C’s pension, and B falsely reported to the police that "A was raped."

A and B left injuries on their bodies and created recorded phone call evidence to support their claim of rape. A received counseling for sexual violence at a sexual violence counseling center at around 2:30 a.m. on the same day.

That afternoon, A met with C’s younger brother and threatened, "If you don’t bring 30 million won as a settlement, I will get a medical certificate from the hospital and go to the police station to file a complaint," and eventually extorted 30 million won in cash.

Regarding this, the appellate court stated, "They have a history of committing similar crimes multiple times in the past and have been punished, and the nature of the crime is extremely bad. However, considering all sentencing factors presented in this case, including the fact that they reached settlements with the victims, the sentence imposed by the original court is somewhat heavy," partially accepting the claims of A and B and reducing their sentences to 3 years and 6 months and 1 year and 6 months, respectively.

Meanwhile, the first trial court sentenced A and B to 4 years and 2 years in prison, respectively, stating, "The crime was carried out in a highly planned and meticulous manner, the nature of the crime is extremely bad, and the victims suffered enormous mental damage by being innocently involved in the criminal justice process."

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