<Anchor> After the
late Air Force Sergeant Ye-Ram Lee, who was complaining of sexual harassment, made an extreme choice, the trial for the perpetrator continued. The sentence is lower than the prosecution's request, and the charges of threatening retaliation against the victim were not recognized, and the bereaved family strongly opposed it.
This is Kim Tae-hoon, a reporter specializing in national defense.
<Reporter>
After sexual harassment and second assault at the 20th Wing of the Air Force in March, and the second assault at the transferred 15th Wing, the late Sergeant Lee Yeram made an extreme choice on May 21st.
In this case, the first trial judgment against Sergeant Jang Mo, the perpetrator of sexual harassment, came out for the first time among 15 people indicted by the military prosecution.
The Ordinary Military Court of the Ministry of National Defense sentenced Sergeant Jang to nine years in prison on charges of sexual assault, etc.
The court said, "The mental injury caused by the molestation seems to have been the main cause of the extreme choice." "Severe punishment commensurate with the crime is inevitable."
However, the court did not accept the charges of retaliation indicted by the military prosecutor's office.
After sergeant Jang molested him, he sent a text message suggesting suicide, saying that he only thought he had to die all day. I did.
The sergeant's family immediately protested against the sentence of less than 15 years in prison, which the military prosecutors had requested.
[Lost Sergeant Lee's father: A judge who thinks that (text message) is not an act of intimidation or retaliation...
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content of the judgment stating that 'the victim could not make up his mind and reached an extreme choice' and 'the victim's death cannot be blamed solely on the accused' also raised controversy.
The sergeant's mother fainted after crying and was taken to the hospital.
(Video coverage: Han Il-sang, video editing: Jeong Seong-hoon)