Teenager Sentenced to Prison for Forcing Peer Female Student into Prostitution, Detaining and Assaulting Her When She Refused

Teenagers who forced prostitution, confined and assaulted a 15-year-old female student, and attempted to forcibly extort money from men who paid for sex were sentenced to prison.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] A teenager who was prosecuted for forcing a peer female student into prostitution, as well as for confinement and assault, has been sentenced to imprisonment.

According to the legal community on the 26th, the 12th Criminal Division of the Incheon District Court (Presiding Judge Kim Sangwoo) sentenced A (17) to imprisonment ranging from 3 years and 6 months to 3 years for violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexual Abuse, and sentenced B (17) to 2 years and 6 months in prison with a 4-year probation.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "They forced a juvenile victim into prostitution, confined and assaulted her for not obeying, and committed many crimes including repeatedly taking money from her. Considering that they admitted all charges and are reflecting on their actions, as well as the victim’s side not wanting punishment."

C (17), who is accused of attempting to extort money from a male client along with them, was sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 2 years to 1 year and 6 months.

A and others are accused of forcing D (15) into prostitution in June last year and assaulting her when she refused. They also confiscated D’s mobile phone and valuables and confined her in a rental car. Under threats, D eventually engaged in prostitution and handed over the cash received to A and others, according to the investigation.

They are also accused of luring a man in his 30s, who sought a transactional meeting, to a parking lot of a building in Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, assaulting him, and attempting to extort money.

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