"50-Year-Old Biological Father Convicted of 'Daughter Sexual Assault' Sentenced to 7 Years in Second Trial... 'Biological Mother and Friends All Petition for Severe Punishment'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] A man in his 50s who was tried for sexually assaulting his biological daughter was sentenced to seven years in prison in the appellate court as well.

The Criminal Division 8 of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judges Bae Hyung-won, Kang Sang-wook, Bae Sang-won) on the 16th dismissed the appeal of Kim Mo (51, male), who was sentenced to seven years in prison in the first trial for violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (quasi-rape by a family member).

Kim was prosecuted on charges of sexually assaulting his intoxicated biological daughter once each in 2019 and 2020. The victim, his biological daughter, reported Kim to the police after persuasion from those around her, but later suffered mental distress and made an extreme choice three days after the report.

The first trial court recognized the charges as guilty, considering that there was no basis to view the victim’s testimony as false, no contradictions or irrationalities, and that Kim’s genetic information (DNA) was found on the victim’s body, sentencing him to seven years in prison. Kim appealed, claiming the sentence was too harsh, but the second trial court did not accept it.

The court pointed out, "The victim left a message saying she was so distressed after the first incident that she wanted to die, but she overcame the distress and maintained a harmonious relationship with the defendant again, yet was harmed again." It added, "The victim could not forget the mental pain and made an extreme choice, and the cause of this serious outcome can only be seen as the defendant’s crime, yet the defendant denies the crime."

It also stated, "The defendant claims that the victim’s boyfriend forced the report and shows an attitude of shifting responsibility to the investigative authorities," adding, "The victim’s mother and friends are also petitioning for severe punishment."

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