A woman in her 30s subjected to 'bizarre gaslighting' by cohabiting partner for 7 years... Husband also involved after marriage

"Threatened to report sexual assault" and gaslit
Confirmed to have extorted money including cash transfers

A woman in her 30s who gaslighted (psychologically controlled) her male friend for seven years, treating him like a slave, was sentenced to prison along with her husband who participated in the crime. On the 30th, Judge Jeong Hee-young of the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 9 announced that A (35), who was indicted on charges including joint extortion under the Act on the Punishment of Violent Acts, was sentenced to seven years in prison, and her husband B (41) was sentenced to three years and six months in prison.

A was charged with assaulting and threatening C (34), a male friend with whom she cohabited from 2013 to 2020. She frequently hit C with her fists or thighs and once struck his face with a mobile phone, breaking his nasal bone. She also heated a 'candle lighter,' a type of ignition device, until it was hot and pressed it against C’s chest or forced him to drink urine collected in a paper cup.

It was confirmed that the couple Mr. and Mrs. A extorted a total of 80 million won by threatening Mr. C and receiving cash transfers. Mr. C left home in 2020 and filed a police report against the couple after living like a slave for seven years. Mr. A was charged with nine offenses, including joint extortion, special injury, coercion, threat, and special assault.
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There were days when C was forced to do 'push-up stretches' for 30 to 40 minutes after being assaulted by A for playing mobile phone games. A met C through an acquaintance in 2011 and remained friends, but from the summer of the following year, the three of them, including B, who was then A’s boyfriend, lived together.

Investigations revealed that in June 2013, after engaging in a sexual act with C, A became angry, saying, "Why didn’t you stop me?" and subsequently threatened C by saying she would accuse him of sexual assault, thereby psychologically controlling him. B, who married A in 2016, was also found to have partially participated in his wife’s crimes.

Legs chained with padlocks and confinement

A and B chained C’s legs with padlocks while he was sleeping and connected the chains to a microwave shelf to prevent him from leaving the house. In January 2020, A made C write 11 items daily on A4 paper for over a month, including vacuuming and wiping the floor, organizing the wardrobe, and "acting with awareness," and also forced him to do household chores.

The couple also extorted a total of 80 million won in cash from C through threats. C left the house in 2020 and, after living like a slave for seven years, reported A and B to the police. A was charged with nine offenses including joint extortion, special injury, coercion, threats, and special assault.

Judge Jeong stated, "Considering the method and duration of the crimes, the defendants’ criminal nature is very poor, yet they do not appear remorseful. Especially A led the crimes, making severe punishment inevitable." He added, "Although B did not primarily commit most of the crimes, he passively participated in his spouse’s offenses. Considering that B’s presence also partly influenced his spouse’s criminal behavior, this was taken into account in sentencing."

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