Hwang Ui-jo © News1 Reporter Min Kyeong-seok
While the court sentenced Lee, the sister-in-law of soccer player Hwang Ui-jo (31), to three years in prison for distributing and threatening a sex video, the victim expressed her despair over the first trial ruling.
On the 14th, Seoul Central District Court Criminal Agreement Division 31 (Chief Judge Park Jun-seok) sentenced Mr. Lee, who was indicted on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (threats of retaliation, etc.), to three years in prison.
The court said, “As Mr. Hwang is a national team player, he knew that if he posted private photos and videos on social networking services (SNS), they would be spread indiscriminately, but he threatened Mr. Hwang and eventually posted the videos, causing them to be widely distributed domestically and internationally.” “It’s quite heavy,” he said.
At the same time, he pointed out, “The defendant denied the crime for a considerable period of time and interfered with the evidence investigation by resetting his cell phone during the investigation stage,” and “It cannot be seen that he is seriously reflecting.”
The court explained the reasons for the sentencing, saying, “However, we took into account the fact that he confessed to the crime even if it was belated and had no criminal record, the difficulty of identifying the victim’s identity only through the video posted on SNS, and the fact that he reached an agreement with Mr. Hwang.”
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Victim A, who read the verdict, was frustrated and said, “There is no real victim in the verdict.”
In Mr. A’s email released by KBS on the 18th, he expressed his anger at the ruling’s statement, “It is difficult to identify the victim solely from the video posted on SNS.”
Mr. A said, “It would not be an exaggeration to say that the distribution of illegal videos of unidentified victims has become socially acceptable due to the ruling.” He added, “Does this mean that illegal videos with faces cut out are not guilty or can be considered a factor in reducing the sentence? The woman in the video said her face was cut off. “Wouldn’t that make you not a victim?” he said.
At the same time, he emphasized, “It’s not that I haven’t been identified,” and added, “A person who meets me for the first time may not be able to identify me, but the perpetrator, the victim’s attorney, my family, and my acquaintances can all identify me.”
Attorney Lee Eun-eui, who represented Mr. A, also said, “During further investigation by the police, we learned that the number of views of the victim’s name on the portal temporarily increased as Hwang Ui-jo’s side committed secondary harm by disclosing the victim’s personal information.” .
In addition, Shin Jin-hee, a public defender for victims of the Korea Legal Aid Corporation, who is in charge of representing victims of digital sex crimes such as the ‘Dr. “If it can be identified, it can be seen that the damage was greater than that of the general public,” he said.
Attorney Lee Eun-eui, the legal representative for the victim of the alleged ‘illegal filming’ of soccer team member Hwang Ui-jo, is refuting the statement distributed by Hwang Ui-jo at his office in Seocho-gu, Seoul by disclosing messenger conversations, etc. (Joint coverage) 2023.11.23/News1 © News1 Reporter Min Kyung-seok
Mr. A was also angry at the fact that his video was played on the large screen in the courtroom during the trial. He said, “His face burned and he was embarrassed when he saw an article saying that last month’s trial had been closed to video viewing. The tears couldn’t stop.”
He continued, “The judge doesn’t know who I am, but everyone knows me, including the perpetrator’s lawyer, Hwang’s sister-in-law, and my lawyer. Although the trial was closed to the public, the video was watched in the presence of many people. The video of my naked body was released. “I don’t understand why it has to be watched and shared ‘together’ in a private space,” he added.
Attorney Lee, who was in court at the time, said, “Even in the process of convicting a crime, the situation in which many people who know who the victim is sees the video and the sexual humiliation the victim feels are the essence of the crime of distribution,” and added, “The victim called on the same day and said, “I cried for an hour, wondering if the video was an erotic movie,” he said.
Regarding the large-screen playback, the Seoul Central District Court stated, “In principle, we operated the process of viewing the video through evidence investigation.”
Meanwhile, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office announced on the 18th that it had filed an appeal with the Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Settlement Division 31 (Chief Judge Park Jun-seok), which handled the first trial of Hwang’s sister-in-law, Lee. The prosecution explained, “The sex video was widely distributed on social media, causing irreversible damage,” and “Considering that the victims refused to receive the deposit and pleaded for severe punishment, the sentence in the first trial was light.”
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