Harassed with "It's your fault" after running on the parade ground
Exposed underwear in obscene act when jokes didn't make others laugh
A man in his 20s, a former reservist who was prosecuted for abusing a junior soldier during his service in the Marine Corps, was sentenced to a fine.
According to Yonhap News on the 17th, Judge Park Sang-hyun of the Criminal Division 4 at Gwangju District Court sentenced Mr. A, who was charged with abuse of power and public obscenity, to a fine of 4 million won. The court also ordered him to complete a 24-hour sexual violence treatment program.
"You made me run around the training ground" Abuse
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Mr. A, while serving in the Marine Corps, was charged with abuse for shining a flashlight into the eyes of junior soldier Mr. B for about 1 hour and 30 minutes on the night of April 2, 2021, and making him lie on the bed and move his legs in the air for 30 minutes.
On that day, Mr. A blamed the victim for having to run around the training ground during training and harassed the junior soldier by saying, "Why were you sitting then?"
In early June of the same year, in the unit living quarters, Mr. A tried to make junior soldier Mr. C laugh by making various facial expressions, but when Mr. C held back laughter, Mr. A lowered his underwear and committed an obscene act.
Judge Park stated, "Although Mr. A did not reach an agreement with the victims, considering comprehensively that he is still a young person just starting out in society, that he confessed to some of the crimes and showed remorse, and the degree of abuse."
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On the 14th, Mr. D, a man in his 20s who was prosecuted for abuse of power and mistreatment such as ordering a junior soldier to perform the so-called 'Wonsan Bombing'?forcing his head into a mattress?or slapping him during his Marine Corps service, was sentenced to a suspended prison term.
Judge Lee Ji-hee of the Criminal Division 7 at Changwon District Court sentenced former Marine Mr. D (22), charged with abuse of power and other offenses, to six months in prison with a one-year suspension. Mr. D was also ordered to perform 80 hours of community service.
Mr. D was prosecuted for 13 instances of abuse and 6 instances of assault from mid-December 2021 to the end of January last year, including waking up sleeping junior soldiers during his service in Ongjin-gun, Incheon, shining a flashlight into their eyes, forcing them to press their heads into a mattress for one minute to prevent sleep, and slapping them multiple times.
The court explained, "In the special environment of the military, Mr. D abused his senior position to commit multiple assaults, abuse of power, and mistreatment against junior soldiers, which is a serious offense." The court added, "Considering that the victims do not wish for punishment against Mr. D and that he is a first-time offender with no prior criminal record, the sentence was determined."
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