50-Year-Old Man Who Sexually Assaulted His Daughter Files Appeal Against 7-Year Prison Sentence

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A man who was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first trial for sexually assaulting his biological daughter has appealed the verdict.

According to the legal community on the 14th, the defendant Kim Mo (50) submitted a notice of appeal to the Criminal Division 11 of the Seoul Eastern District Court (Presiding Judge Yoon Kyung-ah) on the same day.

Kim was indicted on charges of sexually assaulting his intoxicated biological daughter once in 2019 and once this year (quasi-rape by a relative under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act) and was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first trial on the 10th.

The victim reported to the police after persuasion from those around her, but it is known that she made an extreme choice three days after the report while suffering from mental distress. When the victim was first sexually assaulted, she posted on social media (SNS), "My one and only father, thinking he was not my father, I feel like I lost everything."

During the trial, Kim’s side claimed that although he drank with his daughter, they did not have sexual relations, and that the daughter had delusions and self-harmed since middle school, making her testimony unreliable. Kim also submitted an appeal letter containing these claims to the court 18 times.

The first trial court explained, "There is no evidence to suspect the victim’s delusional symptoms, and the circumstances of the case, such as the defendant’s DNA being found on the victim’s body, are consistent with the victim’s testimony."

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