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Of the part of the case against Defendant A of the lower judgment, the guilty part against Defendant A shall be reversed.
Defendant
A. This case against A
Reasons
With respect to the violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexual Abuse by Defendant and Defendant A (hereinafter “Defendant”) as well as the person who requested an attachment order (hereinafter “Defendant”), the summary of the grounds for appeal is as follows: (a) although Defendant A had only stated the victim H several times, Defendant A did not have sexual intercourse itself; and (b) the victim M attempted to have sexual intercourse with Defendant A voluntarily under mutual agreement; (c) Defendant A attempted to have sexual intercourse with Defendant A due to his/her failure to cause sexual intercourse; and (d) Defendant A did not have sexual intercourse.
Even according to the statement of the victim M, Defendant A did not have any fact of assault or intimidation against the victim M to the effect that he was forced to engage in sexual traffic by E, and otherwise, Defendant A was unable or difficult to resist due to rape after the victim M was induced to China by E at the time.
Nevertheless, the court below erred by misapprehending the legal principles on mistake of facts and assault and intimidation in the crime of rape, which found Defendant A guilty of this part of the facts charged by the statement of the above victims without credibility.
The punishment sentenced by the court below to Defendant A (five years of imprisonment) is too unreasonable.
With respect to Defendant A’s violation of the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (Kidnapping and abduction) and the inducement for profit, the court below erred by misapprehending the legal principles on the charges of this part of the Defendant A, on the ground that Defendant A’s testimony is consistent and apparent as the fact that most of the statements made by Defendant B were directly experienced, and thus, it is not reliable, and thereby acquitted Defendant A of this part of the facts charged.
The court below's decision of sentencing is unfair.