'Park Won-soon Victim's Real Name Disclosure' Kim Min-woong Receives Suspended Sentence Again in Appeal... Sentence Increased

1 Year Imprisonment with 2 Years Probation

Former Kyung Hee University Future Civilization Institute professor Kim Min-woong, who was prosecuted for disclosing the real name of the victim in the sexual violence case involving the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, received a heavier sentence in the second trial than in the first trial.

Former Kyung Hee University Future Civilization Institute Professor Kim Min-woong (center).

On the 30th, the 1-1 Criminal Appeal Division of the Seoul Eastern District Court (Presiding Judges Jang Chan, Kim Chang-hyun, and So Byung-seok) sentenced former professor Kim, who was charged with violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act (breach of confidentiality, etc.), to one year in prison with a two-year probation. He was also ordered to perform 120 hours of community service and attend 40 hours of sexual violence treatment lectures.

Previously, in the first trial in August 2022, he was sentenced to six months in prison with one year of probation and ordered to attend 40 hours of sexual violence treatment lectures.

Former professor Kim is accused of exposing the victim’s real name by posting on social media in December 2020 a photo of a birthday congratulatory letter sent by the victim, who worked in the secretary’s office during former Mayor Park’s tenure, to Park between 2016 and 2018.

Kim claimed he did not check the victim’s name in the letter file and argued for acquittal, stating that the victim was not a victim as defined under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, but the court did not accept this.

The court explained the sentencing by stating, "Former professor Kim admitted to the charges in the first trial but completely denied them in the second trial. He also argued that the victim is not a victim under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, so the primary harm cannot be established, and therefore secondary harm cannot be established either. He has not shown sincere remorse or an attitude of self-reflection."

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