A 50-year-old man who molested his daughter while taking a bath has been sentenced to prison.



The Daegu District Court's Pohang Branch Criminal Division 1 (Chief Judge Kwon Soon-hyang) sentenced a man in his 50s who was charged with violating the Act on Special Cases concerning the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (forced sexual assault by kinship) to two years and six months in prison yesterday (26). day) said.



In addition, after completing a 40-hour sexual assault treatment program, child and youth-related institutions and welfare facilities for the disabled were ordered to be restricted from employment for 5 years each.



On the 7th of October, at about 6 pm, when Mr. A was caught watching his daughter B taking a bath at his residence, he went into the bathroom and was sent to trial on charges of forcibly molesting his naked daughter.



At the time, it is said that B screamed and avoided Mr. A, went into the room, locked the door, and reported to the police with the help of people around him.



It is known that Mr. A started living together in April 2019, when Mr. B divorced when he was 3 years old and lived separately, when his daughter became an adult.



Mr. A claimed that he did not intentionally molest him during the trial, but the court did not accept this.



The court explained the reason for the sentencing, saying, "The guilt is heavy in light of the circumstances and methods of the crime of coercion."