Disabled care facility chief sentenced to 15 years for sexual offenses
The director of a care facility for people with severe developmental disabilities was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for sexually assaulting multiple facility residents. The Seoul Central District Court handed down the sentence to the director, identified only by his surname Kim, for committing sexual offenses at the Saekdongwon facility in Incheon's Ganghwa district, west of Seoul,…
The Seoul Central District Court has sentenced the director of a care facility for individuals with severe developmental disabilities, known only as Kim, to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting multiple residents. The facility, Saekdongwon, is located in Incheon's Ganghwa district, west of Seoul. Kim was found guilty of sexually assaulting three residents and injuring one who resisted an assault by throwing a glass cup at the perpetrator's head.
Despite finding the victims' testimonies credible, the court acquitted Kim of raping another resident, though it deemed his actions a violation of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities. The court emphasized the need for severe punishment for sexual offenses against people with disabilities, who are socially vulnerable.
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