A 67-year-old man, identified as A, was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl in 2023, with the Daejeon High Court, 1st Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Park Jin-hwan) upholding the original sentence on appeal.
According to the court, A lured the child, B (9), into his car by promising her money, preventing her from leaving and subsequently committing sexual assault.
The prosecution argued that A was at high risk of reoffending due to a previous sexual offence, for which he had served eight months in prison, and asked the court to impose electronic monitoring via a tracking device.
The lower court imposed an eight-year sentence, finding that the victim had likely suffered severe psychological trauma. The court also cited A’s attempts to evade investigators, the issuance of an arrest warrant, his lack of remorse and the delay in acknowledging the crime as aggravating factors.
However, the court denied the request for electronic monitoring, reasoning that A’s previous conviction occurred more than 40 years ago and that he had no other history of sexual offenses.
A appealed, arguing that the sentence was excessive, but the prosecution did not contest the original sentence. The appeals court rejected the appeal, saying the lower court’s ruling was fair and that there were no new circumstances that warranted a different ruling.
Sources: Nate News
