‘forced sexual assault’ “Victim’s credibility”
It has been belatedly revealed that the former head coach of the national fencing team for the disabled was found guilty in the appeal trial for sexually assaulting a female coach in her 20s, breaking the not guilty verdict in the first trial.
According to the legal community on the 1st, the 2nd criminal division of the Gwangju District Court (presiding judge Kim Young-ah) overturned the original verdict and sentenced Mr. A (54), who was indicted on the charge of forced sexual assault on March 20 and found not guilty in the first trial, to a fine of 5 million won.
The case is currently in the process of an appeal to the Supreme Court due to Mr. A’s appeal.
Mr. A was indicted on charges of sexually harassing a female victim in her 20s (then a coach) in a hotel parking lot in Haenam, Jeollanam-do, in the early morning of August 17, 2020.
The prosecution indicted Mr. A after seeing him grab the victim's hand and say things like "let's kiss" and "let's go on a date" and repeatedly touching specific parts of her body.
Mr. A denied all of the charges. The trial court found Mr. A not guilty in August 2022, citing the fact that the victim's statement was contradictory and inconsistent. The 카지노사이트
trial court impeached the credibility of the victim's claim based on the players' KakaoTalk conversations in which "other players talked about framing the coach as a sexual harasser and getting him removed from the coach position" and the witness's statement that "the coach did not sexually harass." In addition, the court ruled that the victim and others seemed to have hoped for disciplinary action against the defendant, citing the fact that the victim applied for the vacancy created by the defendant's resignation from the coach position due to the incident. However, the second trial court found that the original trial misunderstood the facts. The second trial court ruled, “The witness statement that ‘the defendant did not sexually harass the victim’ was a draft provided by the defendant,” and “It seems that the players had negative feelings toward the defendant as a coach, but it does not seem that they fabricated the sexual harassment.” At the same time, it emphasized, “The victim’s statement of sexual harassment is consistent and not contradictory,” and “It can be admitted that the defendant forcibly harassed the victim, just as in the indictment.” Regarding the victim’s application for the coach position, it was explained, “The victim applied for a full-time coach position at the Korea Disabled Fencing Association, which is responsible for recruiting new players, but it does not seem that he applied for the national team coach position.” The court emphasized, “The defendant harassed the victim, who had a close work relationship, and the nature of the crime is not good considering the relationship between the defendant and the victim, the circumstances of the crime, and the method of the crime,” and “The sentence will be determined by taking into account all sentencing conditions, including the fact that he was not forgiven by the victim.” 토토사이트 추천