A man in his 40s who sexually assaulted his biological mother two months after his release from prison was sentenced to a higher sentence in the second trial than in the first trial.
Seoul High Court 14-3 Division (Im Jong-hyo, Park Hye-seon, Oh Young-sang) announced on the 17th that it had overturned the original sentence of 18 years in prison for Mr. A (48), who was indicted on charges of sexually assaulting his biological mother (rape, assault, etc. by relatives under the Special Act on the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes), and sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
Mr. A is accused of sexually assaulting his mother, Ms. B (70s), when she refused to go to the charnel house with him at his home in Jung-gu, Incheon on September 8th of last year.
Person A is also accused of attempting to sexually assault his niece, Person C (30s), at an amusement park in Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province on July 29 of the same year (attempted rape) and threatening his daughter’s boyfriend by sending a photo of himself holding a weapon in his hand.
Person A was sentenced to 14 years in prison for robbery and murder and rape and other crimes under the Act on the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes and Protection of Victims, and served his sentence. Person A committed all of these crimes within three months, starting two weeks after his release from prison.
The court ruled, “After comprehensively reviewing all the circumstances, we judge that the original sentence was somewhat lenient and unfair.” It continued, “We do not accept the defendant’s claim that the sentencing was unfair,” and explained the reason for the sentencing, saying, “The prosecutor’s claim that the sentencing was unfair is justified.”
Meanwhile, Incheon District Court, which was in charge of the first trial, sentenced Mr. A to 18 years in prison, taking into account the very serious nature of his crimes, including his unfilial conduct, but also the fact that he was showing symptoms of mental illness. Both Mr. A and the prosecutor appealed the decision, citing “unfair sentencing.”
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A man in his 40s who sexually assaulted his biological mother two months after his release from prison was sentenced to a higher sentence in the second trial than in the first trial.
Seoul High Court 14-3 Division (Im Jong-hyo, Park Hye-seon, Oh Young-sang) announced on the 17th that it had overturned the original sentence of 18 years in prison for Mr. A (48), who was indicted on charges of sexually assaulting his biological mother (rape, assault, etc. by relatives under the Special Act on the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes), and sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
Mr. A is accused of sexually assaulting his mother, Ms. B (70s), when she refused to go to the charnel house with him at his home in Jung-gu, Incheon on September 8th of last year.
Person A is also accused of attempting to sexually assault his niece, Person C (30s), at an amusement park in Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province on July 29 of the same year (attempted rape) and threatening his daughter’s boyfriend by sending a photo of himself holding a weapon in his hand.
Person A was sentenced to 14 years in prison for robbery and murder and rape and other crimes under the Act on the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes and Protection of Victims, and served his sentence. Person A committed all of these crimes within three months, starting two weeks after his release from prison.
The court ruled, “After comprehensively reviewing all the circumstances, we judge that the original sentence was somewhat lenient and unfair.” It continued, “We do not accept the defendant’s claim that the sentencing was unfair,” and explained the reason for the sentencing, saying, “The prosecutor’s claim that the sentencing was unfair is justified.”
Meanwhile, Incheon District Court, which was in charge of the first trial, sentenced Mr. A to 18 years in prison, taking into account the very serious nature of his crimes, including his unfilial conduct, but also the fact that he was showing symptoms of mental illness. Both Mr. A and the prosecutor appealed the decision, citing “unfair sentencing.”