"Loudly Talking"... 20s Father Sentenced to Probation for Hitting 5-Year-Old Son's Sole with Clothes Hanger

Sentenced to 8 Months Imprisonment with 2 Years Probation
Court: "Crime Committed During Probation for Similar Offense"

A man in his 20s was sentenced to prison for hitting his son's sole with a plastic hanger during an argument with his wife.

[Asia Economy Kim Gun-chan, Intern Reporter] A man in his 20s was sentenced to prison for hitting his five-year-old son's soles with a plastic hanger and leaving his children alone at home, neglecting them.

On the 19th, the Chuncheon District Court Wonju Branch Criminal Division 1 (Judge Gong Min-ah) announced that A (27), who was tried on charges of violating the Child Welfare Act (child abuse, etc.), was sentenced to 8 months in prison with a 2-year probation. He was also ordered to undergo probation and attend 40 hours of child abuse recidivism prevention lectures.

The court stated, "The crime was committed during the probation period for a similar offense, so the culpability is serious," adding, "However, conflicts due to the spouse's mental illness and the considerable difficulties of balancing work life and single-handedly raising children appear to have influenced the crime."

It continued, "The degree of abuse and neglect is not severe, and it seems there was no purpose or intent to abuse," and explained the sentencing reason, "Considering that the defendant's family and the defendant pledged to raise the victimized children together and to make efforts to prevent recidivism."

A hit his son B's soles multiple times with a plastic hanger on the night of January 23 last year at his home in Wonju, Gangwon Province, because B, his five-year-old son, was making noise during an argument with his wife.

On the afternoon of February 4 of the same year, he was also prosecuted for neglect by leaving only his seven-year-old daughter and five-year-old son at home while he went out to discuss his wife's runaway issue with his brother-in-law.

Previously, A was sentenced to prison in 2019 for injury to his spouse and violation of the Child Welfare Act against his children. It is known that he committed these crimes during the probation period.

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