Military officer who distributed sex video with estranged wife and 'chodaenam' avoids prison sentence

Court: "Must bear child support burden in sentencing"

An executive military officer who was prosecuted for publicly sharing videos of sexual intercourse between his estranged wife and a so-called 'chodaenam' (a man invited by a couple or spouses to engage in consensual sexual relations) on social media during divorce proceedings was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

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According to the legal community on the 9th, Judge Jeong Seo-hyun of the Criminal Division 3 at Uijeongbu District Court sentenced professional soldier A to one year in prison with a two-year suspension for violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (using cameras for filming and distribution).

The court also ordered probation, attendance of 40 hours of sexual violence recidivism prevention lectures, and 120 hours of community service.

Public official A began living separately from his wife in June 2022 due to marital conflicts.

Living alone during the separation, A posted a total of 22 times on social media, including videos of sexual intercourse between his wife and the so-called 'chodaenam', as well as videos and photos of himself and his wife.

The video uploads mainly occurred around October 2022, when divorce mediation was requested.

The court stated, "Although the crime is very serious as the posts were made accessible to an unspecified large number of people, considering that the victim reached an agreement and does not wish for the defendant to be punished, that according to the agreement the defendant will have visitation rights with the children and will bear child support, and that this is a first offense."