법원이 미성년자 성폭행범에 대한 성충동 약물치료(화학적 거세) 청구를 처음으로 받아들였다.
서울남부지법 형사11부(김기영 부장판사)는 3일 미성년자 5명을 성폭행한 혐의(성폭력범죄의 처벌 등에 관한 특례법 위반)로 구속기소된 표모(31)씨에 대해 징역 15년을 선고하고 성충동 약물치료 3년, 전자발찌 부착 20년, 정보공개 10년, 성폭력 치료 프로그램 200시간 이수를 명령했다.
법원이 3일 미성년자 성폭행범에 대한 성충동 약물치료(화학적 거세) 청구를 처음으로 수용했다. 사진은 이날 오전 서울 남부지법의 모습. (연합뉴스)
Court orders chemical castration of pedophile
A Seoul court on Thursday ordered the forcible “chemical castration” of a repeated rapist of teenage girls in the first such ruling since the measure was introduced in 2011.
The Seoul Southern District Court ruled that the 31-year-old man surnamed Pyo should be put under hormonal treatment for three years designed to curb his libido.
The measure was on top of 15 years’ imprisonment, 20 years of electronic monitoring through an ankle bracelet, 200 hours of mandatory rehabilitation and online disclosure of personal information for 10 years that Pyo received upon conviction for charges including the rape of five girls under 16.
“The accused is deemed unable to control his sexual drive, given that he assaulted several victims over a long period of time,” presiding judge Kim Ki-young said.
It was the first time for a court here to sentence a sex offender to chemical castration since the National Assembly passed in July 2011 the bill allowing the administration of anti-sex hormone medications for convicted child molesters over 19.
Pyo, however, is not the first person to undergo the treatment.
A 46-year-old pedophile surnamed Park is currently receiving the treatment, following a decision in May last year from the Medical Treatment and Custody Deliberation Committee under the Justice Ministry.
Under the law, chemical castration can be imposed either by a court sentence or committee decision. The court can order the administration of the drugs for up to 15 years, while the latter can order it only for 3 years.
By Lee Sun-young
(milaya@heraldcorp.com)
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