A man in his 20s who mentioned the specific body of a female soldier superior in a dormitory where unit members were located and said he wanted to make her the object of sexual behavior was sentenced to prison for insulting his superior.
Judge Kim Si-won of the Chuncheon District Court’s Yeongwol Branch Criminal Division 1 announced on the 30th that he sentenced Mr. A (23), who was indicted on charges of insulting and assaulting a superior, to four months in prison and one year of probation.
While serving as a soldier, Mr. A said to his superior, non-commissioned officer B, “Isn’t your butt O-sexy” and “I want to spank your butt” in the presence of 4-5 other unit members at a dormitory in a military unit in Cheorwon between May and July of last year while he was serving as a soldier. He was indicted on charges of insulting his superiors on three occasions, including by speaking.
In May of the same year, Mr. A assaulted unit member C by hitting him on the shoulder with his fist because he had dropped an AirPod. He was confirmed to have토토사이트 COVID-19 and was quarantined at a combat power restoration center. When he returned to the unit, he hugged soldier C and assaulted him for 4~4 days. A charge of assault by hitting him five times was also added to the indictment.
At trial, Mr. A argued that “his remarks did not constitute an insult as defined in the crime of insulting a superior.”
In response, Judge Kim said, “Making a statement to the effect of wanting to make a woman with whom you have no special emotional bond the object of sexual behavior is an expression of enough contempt to cause sexual humiliation in the woman in question,” and added, “Furthermore, the order of the military organization and the superiors “When considering the legislative intent of the crime of insult, the defendant’s remarks constitute a relative insult,” the ruling ruled.
He continued, “It is a serious crime as it is not only aimed at protecting the honor of the superior, but also prevents disruption of the military discipline or command system based on the order of superiors and subordinates.” He added, “The crime is not good, and the guilt is not light, as I committed sexually insulting words and actions.”