40s Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Repeatedly Raping Intellectually Disabled Wife with Acquaintance

Threatened Wife with "I Will Spread Rumors" During the Crime

File photo. The prosecution demanded a 9-year prison sentence for a man who repeatedly raped his intellectually disabled wife along with an acquaintance. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] The prosecution has requested a 9-year prison sentence for a man who repeatedly raped his intellectually disabled wife along with an acquaintance.

On the 30th of last month, the Jeju District Prosecutors' Office, during the sentencing hearing held at the Jeju District Court's 2nd Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Jang Chansu), requested prison sentences of 9 years and 7 years respectively for A (44) and B (50), who were indicted on charges including violation of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (special rape).

The prosecution also asked the court to impose orders on A and B to disclose and notify personal information, complete a sexual violence treatment program, restrict employment at child and youth-related institutions and welfare facilities for the disabled for 10 years, and attach electronic monitoring devices (electronic anklets) for 10 years.

The prosecution stated, "The defendants jointly raped a mentally vulnerable victim, and especially in A's case, despite having been previously sentenced to imprisonment for similar crimes, he committed the offense again," and requested the court to consider that the victim is petitioning for severe punishment against the defendants.

A and B raped the victim C, A's wife, together five times around March 2019 at A's residence.

At the time of the crime, A reportedly threatened C by saying, "I will spread rumors that you have been having sexual relations with other men," and tried to hit her.

A is also accused of assaulting C around October 2019 by kicking her buttocks because she refused his sexual demands.

In the final defense, B's lawyer argued, "The defendant is a person with severe intellectual disability at the level of a second-grade elementary school student, so he could not refuse A's somewhat unreasonable demands, and also did not interpret the victim's refusal as a genuine rejection, which led to his involvement in the crime."

The sentencing is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on November 4.

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