30s Man Sentenced to Prison for Pretending to Be Wealthy and Luring Minors into Sexual Relations

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A man in his 30s who approached underage teenagers, promising large sums of money if they met him like a boyfriend, and engaged in sexual relations with them, has been sentenced to prison.

The Changwon District Court Criminal Division 4 (Chief Judge Lee Heon) announced on the 3rd that it sentenced A (35) to 3 years and 6 months in prison on charges of approaching minors with promises of large sums of money and engaging in sexual relations (violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles Against Sexual Abuse).

Additionally, A was ordered to complete 80 hours of a prostitution prevention program and was banned from employment at child and youth-related institutions and welfare facilities for the disabled for 5 years.

A approached B, who was 17 at the time, through a mobile phone chat application, proposing, "If you meet me like a boyfriend, I will give you 12 million won," and engaged in sexual relations a total of 8 times from May 18 to 25 last year.

A also received photos of B's exposed body parts on his phone, promising to increase the money if she obeyed well.

In September 2018, A used the same method to meet C, who was 18 at the time, and engaged in sexual relations a total of 17 times.

A pretended to be a wealthy man who owned several bars and pensions in Gangnam, but in reality, he was struggling with debt and had neither the intention nor the ability to pay for the prostitution fees.

The court stated, "The defendant has two prior convictions of the same kind and enticed youths, who have limited ability to fully exercise their sexual self-determination rights, to sell sex by economic compensation," and added, "It is expected that the victims will need a long time to heal their wounds."

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