The Cho Doo-soon Case refers to an assault that took place in Ansan, South-Korea, in December 2008. An eight-year-old girl known only as Na-young was kidnapped and raped by the criminal. The criminal was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and appealed on the grounds that the sentence was harsh. The sentence was later reduced because the criminal was old and drunk, and his mental and physical weakness was recognized.
About Cho Doo-soon Case in brief
The Cho Doo-soon Case refers to an assault that took place in Ansan, South-Korea, in December 2008. An eight-year-old girl known only as Na-young was kidnapped and raped by the criminal. The criminal was sentenced to 12 years in prison, and appealed on the grounds that the sentence was harsh, but all of them were rejected. The sentence was later reduced because the criminal was old and drunk, and his mental and physical weakness was recognized. The 2013 film Hope is based on this case. The case sparked outrage and protests involving Na- young’s parents and many others. In 2011, the government paid 13 million won in compensation to Na-Young for her permanent damage. She needed 8 months of treatment and was told she would need to use a colostomy bag for the rest of her life. After news of his sentencing was released, many petitions were left on the Blue House’s website calling for a retrial.
Cho committed 11 out of his 18 total crimes. For most of his crimes he was drunk and gave the excuse that he “does not remember,” Cho’s wife said that he only committed crimes because of alcohol. In 1995, while drinking, Cho assaulted a man in his 60s to death, because he praised controversial president Chun doo-hwan. Because he was deemed feeble-minded, he was jailed for 2 years and admitted into a psychiatric hospital. Cho wrote over 300 times, “I am not the type of a sick monster who rapes an 8-year old girl,’ to the judge. While married, Cho committed 10 out of 18 crimes, and was fined several times for various violent crimes, including the assault of a bar hostess.
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