Imprisoned for 23 Hours... Brutal Traces Found Across Body

Prison terms have been handed down to a group of individuals in their teens and 20s who subjected a victim to severe abuse, including locking them up for 23 hours, beating them with a baseball bat, and spraying burning hairspray onto their body.

The 6th Criminal Division of the Busan District Court (Presiding Judge Lim Seong-chul) sentenced the main culprit in his 20s, identified as A, to three years in prison, and a teenager identified as B to one year and two months in prison, on charges including robbery, special quasi-robbery resulting in injury, and violations of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.

Another teenager, C, who participated in the crime, was sentenced to one year in prison with a two-year suspension of execution.

The court also ordered A to complete a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program and placed a three-year employment restriction on him at institutions related to children and adolescents.

They were put on trial for dragging the victim to an officetel and a motel on October 28 of last year, confining and assaulting the victim for about 23 hours.

According to the indictment, after A brought the victim to the officetel, B, who was waiting there, struck the victim's buttocks with a baseball bat. A was also indicted for repeatedly beating the victim's entire body with fists and a baseball bat.

A was further charged with lighting a lighter and spraying hairspray toward the victim's torso during the confinement, inflicting second-degree burns on the abdomen, thighs, and arms.

In addition, he was accused of taking unauthorized photos of the victim standing naked from behind, and forcing the victim—who was terrified by the assaults and abuse—into selling a mobile phone, and then receiving and stealing 650,000 won in sales proceeds.

The court stated, "A unilaterally demanded the repayment of money from the victim, struck the victim multiple times with a baseball bat, and subjected the victim to ruthless beatings and harsh treatment while confining them for two days and one night. We took into consideration factors such as the fact that he admitted to the crime and reached a settlement with the victim in sentencing."

The court continued, "B actively participated in the violence against the victim—with whom he had no particular conflict of interest—under the request of A, and committed the crime during a repeat offense period for bodily injury. However, we considered that he admitted to the crime, reached a settlement with the victim, and was an 18-year-old minor at the time." It added, "C also participated in the confinement act, but the court took into account that he admitted to the crime, settled with the victim, and was an 18-year-old minor at the time."

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