Father Sentenced to Probation for Showing Adult Videos to Intellectually Disabled Daughter

A father in his 50s has been sentenced to probation for showing adult videos to his intellectually disabled daughter while providing sex education.

Jeju District Court Criminal Division 2 sentenced Mr. A to 2 years and 6 months in prison and 4 years of probation on charges of violating the Special Law on the Punishment of Crimes of Sexual Violence (Forcible Kinship Harassment).

Mr. A was also ordered to complete a 40-hour sexual assault treatment program and banned from working in institutions related to children, youth, and disabilities for four years.

Case Details

Mr. A was on trial for allegedly taking his teenage daughter B, who has an intellectual disability, to a computer at his residence in Jeju City last April, showing her an adult video and telling her, “I will touch you like this when I meet a man in the future.”

Mr. A had recently discovered that his daughter had been sending photos of her body to unknown men via a mobile chat app for several months.

Defendant’s Statement

Mr. A admitted all the facts of the charge, but claimed he had only raised his daughter out of fear that she would have sex with men she met online and that there was no intention to molest her.

He stated, “I played adult videos to teach my daughter about sex, and I taught it because I was worried that my daughter might have sex with men she met online.”

Court Ruling

The court said, “The defendant deserves to be criticized for his inappropriate behavior, even though he has a responsibility to protect and raise the minor victim.”

However, the court also stated that Mr. A “reflects deeply on the crime and appears to have committed it during a sex education class, and it does not appear to have been intentional.”

The sentence was determined taking into account the fact that Mr. A had no criminal record.