Sex Offender in 60s Fined for Violating Nighttime Curfew

A man in his 60s who was put on trial for violating a nighttime curfew following his release from prison has been sentenced to a fine.

Jeonju District Court announced today (August 27) that Judge Ki Hee-kwang of Criminal Division 3 has sentenced a man in his 60s, identified as Defendant, who was indicted for violating the Act on Probation and Electronic Monitoring Devices, to a fine of 100,000 won.

Defendant was charged with leaving his temporary shelter without justifiable grounds for about 100 minutes, from 2:36 a.m. to 4:12 a.m. on October 9 of last year.

He was previously sentenced to six years and five years in prison for committing consecutive sex crimes, including violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (home intrusion and rape) in 2011 and forcible indecent act against a minor in 2020.

Even after completing his prison sentences, he was ordered to wear a location-tracking electronic device until 2039 and comply with a rule prohibiting him from going out between midnight and 5:00 a.m.

Under the Electronic Monitoring Act and other relevant laws, the court issues curfew orders prohibiting criminals deemed at risk of reoffending from leaving their residences during specific hours.

Cho Doo-soon, who was released after serving a 12-year prison sentence for kidnapping and sexually assaulting an elementary school student in early 2008, was also subjected to restrictions on going out at night and during school commute hours.

Judge Ki explained that although the defendant received a heavy prison sentence along with a long-term order to wear a location-tracking electronic device, he violated the compliance rules. The judge added that there is a need for strict punishment as this undermines the judicial and probation functions of state institutions and could potentially lead to other crimes.

However, the judge noted that the sentence was determined by taking into account factors such as the relatively minor nature of the violation, given that the defendant stayed in a different room within the same facility for a relatively short period.

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