A former head of Saekdongwon, a residential facility for people with severe developmental disabilities in Incheon, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping residents.
The Seoul Central District Court's 29th criminal division, presided over by Chief Judge Eom Ki-pyo, handed down the sentence on the 2nd to the man, identified only by his surname Kim, who was indicted on charges including violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, specifically rape resulting in injury. Prosecutors had sought a 20-year term at the final hearing in July.
Kim was indicted in March on charges of raping three residents at Saekdongwon, located in Ganghwa County, Incheon, and repeatedly assaulting another resident.
