Taxi Driver’s Suspended Prison Term for Alleged Rape: Exploring the Legal Outcome and Victim’s Perspective

2023-07-09 12:39:05

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A taxi driver who allegedly raped a female passenger while going on a date when her check card showed “insufficient balance” was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

According to the legal community on the 9th, the 11th Criminal Division of the Gwangju District Court (presiding judge Koh Sang-young) sentenced taxi driver A, who was handed over to trial on charges of similar rape and forcible indecent assault, to 1 year in prison and 2 years probation. He was also ordered to attend 40 hours of sexual assault treatment.

Mr. A picked up a 20-year-old woman, Mr. B, in a taxi in Dong-gu, Gwangju, around 4:00 am in August last year. After arriving at her destination, Mr. B used her debit card to pay her bill, but her card was declined due to insufficient balance.

Looking at Mr. B, who is embarrassed, Mr. A made up his mind to molest him and asked him to move to the passenger seat. She then forcibly molested Mr. B’s arms, legs, and main parts.

The crime did not stop there. Mr. A said “Let’s go on a date with Mr. After that, in a taxi, he put his hand inside B’s clothes and raped him. When Mr. B made clear her refusal, she pushed Mr. A with both of her arms, but after subduing her with her power, she continued the similar act of rape.

The court found A guilty of the crime. However, personal disclosure and employment restriction orders were exempted. This is because there is no history of being punished for the same type of crime, and the effect of preventing recidivism can be expected only with sexual violence treatment lectures.

The judge said, “Mr. A’s guilt is not light, and the victim must have felt great fear and sexual shame for this crime,” but “there is no history of being punished for the same type of crime, and the victim agreed with the victim that he did not want Mr. A to be punished. The reason for the sentencing was revealed, saying, “I will determine the sentence by taking into account the fact that I have acknowledged and reflected on all of them.”

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