"50-Year-Old Father-in-Law Denies Sexual Assault Allegation, Claims He Only Kissed Daughter-in-Law"

A man in his 50s, who was brought to trial on charges of sexually assaulting his daughter-in-law on the 12th, admitted only to the charge of kissing her.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A man in his 50s, who was indicted on charges of sexually assaulting his daughter-in-law, denied most of the allegations in court and only admitted to forcibly kissing her.

According to the court on the 15th, at the first trial held on the 12th at the Seoul Northern District Court regarding A (50)'s violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (rape within family relations) and other charges, A denied all the charges.

A is accused of molesting and sexually assaulting his daughter-in-law B four times over a period of more than a year, from May 2019 to July last year.

It was investigated that A touched a specific part of B's body in May 2019, and also sexually assaulted B in June and August of the same year.

In addition, last July, he is reported to have forcibly kissed B and committed other acts of sexual molestation.

A stated, "I deny all four charges," and "I only admit to forcibly kissing B last July."

The prosecution and defense plan to call A's children as witnesses and question them at the second trial scheduled for next month.

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