"I stopped my girlfriend from sexually assaulting her, but I had the intelligence of an 11-year-old"...Sentence reduced from 50 years to 27 years

[Edaily Reporter Park Ji-hye] A man in his 20s who followed a woman home and attempted to sexually assault her and then tried to kill her boyfriend who tried to stop him has had his sentence reduced in an appeal trial.

On the 23rd, the 1st Criminal Division of the Daegu High Court (Presiding Judge Jeong Seong-wook) overturned the original sentence of 50 years in prison for Mr. A (29), who was indicted on charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes, and sentenced him to 27 years in prison.

The court stated the reason for the reduced sentence, saying, “Even after the defendant deposited 100 million won in criminal funds for the victim, the victim’s side continued to express their opinion requesting severe punishment,” but added, “We took into account the fact that he admitted to all charges and showed remorse from the investigation stage.”

They also cited the fact that both the sexual assault and the murder were attempted, that the attempted murder appeared to be an accidental crime rather than a planned one, that the victim's aftereffects improved, albeit slightly, and that the risk of repeat offenses was not high.

Person A was brought to trial on charges of following a woman in her 20s, person B, home to a studio apartment in Buk-gu, Daegu at around 10:56 PM on May 13th of last year, swinging a weapon and attempting to sexually assault her. He was also accused of attempting to kill the woman's boyfriend, person C, by swinging a weapon several times while trying to stop him.

Person A is reported to have dressed up as a delivery man and searched for a target while people were not paying attention, and then followed person B home after spotting her on the street. In particular, it was revealed that he meticulously planned the crime, including searching for "rape" and other words on the Internet and purchasing a weapon in advance.

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