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A 30-year-old man who repeatedly abused and sexually assaulted his young daughter was sentenced to a severe sentence in the first trial and in the appeals trial.
Daejeon High Court's Criminal Division 1 (Chief Judge Baek Seung-yeop) appealed to the prosecution and the defendant in the appeals trial of 33-year-old A, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison in the first trial for violating the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (rape of minors under the age of 13). It was announced today (8th) that it was rejected.
In the winter of 2019, while having an argument with his wife while drunk at a residence in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, A suddenly broke the arm of his daughter, who was in elementary school.
On other days, it is known that she put a tissue between her daughter's toes and lighted a lighter, or punched her to the point where pus came out of her ear.
It was also investigated that A had a history of sexually assaulting her biological daughter several times.
The 11th Criminal Division of the Daejeon District Court (Chief Judge Park Heon-haeng) sentenced A to 13 years in prison at the first trial held on July 15.
He also ordered 40 hours of child abuse treatment programs, 10 years of employment restrictions at child and youth-related organizations, and 5 years of probation.
At the time of the first trial, it was found that Mr. A's wife and the victim's biological daughter had submitted a petition to the effect of 'forgive (Mr. A)' or 'hope to become a new person'.
Immediately after the first trial sentence, Mr. A filed an appeal saying, "The sentence is too heavy."
The prosecution also appealed, saying, "The victim's petition should not be evaluated as a factor in commutation."
The court of appeals said, "(The court of appeals) did not judge the victim's petition as an intention to not punish. He also explained the reason for dismissing the appeal.
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