Threatened to "disseminate"... A man in his 20s was sentenced to prison for following a teenage girl to her house and committing a crime.

A man in his 20s was sentenced to prison for committing a sex crime by secretly recording a private conversation with a teenage female student and forcing them to meet.

On the 11th of last month, the Daejeon District Court sentenced Mr. A, in his 20s, to five years in prison, who was indicted on charges of violating the 'Act on Sexual Protection of Children and Adolescents'. In addition, a 10-year ban on employment at child and youth-related institutions and a 5-year probation period after completion of the sentence were also ordered.

Mr. A was accused of sexually assaulting B, a teenage female student he met through a mobile messenger last year, and filming the incident.

As a result of the investigation, it was confirmed that Mr. A recorded the sexual conversation that took place on the phone with the victim without permission and then used this as an excuse to encourage them to meet.

Ms. B's side appealed for severe punishment, saying that Mr. A came to their house and forced them to drink alcohol and committed this crime.

In response, Mr. A denied the charges, saying it was a ‘consensual relationship.’ This is because Ms. B answered ‘I understand’ when asked for consent before having sex.

The court sentenced Mr. A to prison. The court ruled, "At the time of the crime, the victim's resistance had already been suppressed by the defendant's threat of disseminating the recording file," and "the victim's passive response of 'I understand' right before sexual intercourse cannot be viewed as a true exercise of the right to sexual self-determination."

At the same time, he stated the reason for his sentencing, saying, "The method of the crime was very vicious, as he threatened the victim with a recording file, forced them to meet, and even committed adultery. He even committed the crime in his residence while the victim's parents were absent. He did not receive forgiveness from the victim, so it is inevitable that he will be severely punished by isolating him from society."

Attorney Hwang Se-jeong of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Ms. B, explained, "This case was not just a simple sexual assault, but a serious criminal act that destroyed the victim's personality through online media." He added, "Nevertheless, the court seems to have imposed a heavy punishment because Mr. A ignored the pain of the victim and her family and showed no signs of remorse."
 

Reporter Hwang Jeong-won (jwhwang@mt.co.kr)

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