'Incheon Middle School Girl Sexual Assault' One Sentence Reduced Confirmed... The Other One Appeals

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The sentence reduction for one of the two middle school boys who sexually assaulted a female middle school student after intoxicating her has been confirmed. The other has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court for a final judgment.

According to the legal community on the 26th, on the 14th, A (15) and B (16), who were sentenced to 4 years as the main sentence and 3 years as the minor sentence by the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 11-3 (Presiding Judges Hwang Seungtae, Lee Hyunwoo, and Hwang Uidong) on charges of injury including rape under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, only B filed an appeal. A’s appeal period expired, confirming the appellate court’s ruling.

In the early morning of December 23, 2019, A and B called C (14), a fellow middle school student, gave her alcohol, then dragged her to the stairs on the 28th floor of an apartment in Incheon and committed the crime. A sexually assaulted C, while B attempted sexual assault but failed.

In the first trial, A was sentenced to 7 years as the main sentence and 5 years as the minor sentence, and B was sentenced to 6 years as the main sentence and 4 years as the minor sentence. Both were reduced to 4 years as the main sentence and 3 years as the minor sentence in the second trial. It is known that the prosecution gave up on appealing in the second trial considering that the charges were recognized as guilty and that under the Criminal Procedure Act, appeals can only be made if the sentence is 10 years or more, among other reasons.

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