Teenager Sentenced to Prison for Repeated Sexual Assault of Younger Sibling... Demanded Sexual Relations Even During Investigation

Court: "Younger sibling viewed as object of sexual desire... High degree of inhumanity"

A teenager who repeatedly sexually assaulted his underage younger sister from the end of 2019 until March of this year was sentenced to prison. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] A teenage older brother who repeatedly sexually assaulted his underage younger sister was sentenced to prison and taken into custody. Shockingly, the older brother was found to have approached the victim and demanded sexual relations even during the investigation.

The Jeonju District Court's 12th Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Lee Youngho) announced on the 28th that it sentenced A (18) to a fixed prison term of 3 years as the long term and 2 years as the short term on charges including sexual molestation by coercion under the Juvenile Sex Protection Act and statutory rape of a minor. The court also ordered A to complete 120 hours of a sexual violence treatment program.

According to the current Juvenile Act, when sentencing a minor under the age of 19 who committed a crime to imprisonment of 2 years or more, the sentence must distinguish between long-term and short-term terms. This is called an indeterminate sentence with upper and lower limits on the term.

The maximum statutory prison term under the Juvenile Act is 10 years for the long term and 5 years for the short term. After serving the short term, the inmate may be released before the long term expires following an evaluation by correctional authorities.

The court stated, "Although A, a first-time offender, showed remorse and, being a juvenile, had difficulty controlling sexual impulses due to immature judgment, and the victim expressed a desire not to press charges, these are mitigating circumstances. However, viewing his sister as an object of sexual desire is highly illegal and inhumane. He demanded sexual relations from the victim again during the investigation while living separately."

It continued, "Considering that the victim, who has entered puberty, is experiencing great emotional and psychological turmoil and shock, and that the trauma is unlikely to heal easily over time, a prison sentence is unavoidable."

A is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting or molesting his younger sister B from December 2019 to March of this year. It was also revealed that A demanded sexual relations from B even during the investigation while living separately.

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