Cho Doo-soon goes to Ansan after being released in December … “They will sweetly accuse me”

[아시아경제 김봉주 인턴기자] Cho Doo-soon, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping an 8-year-old girl and released in December, said: “I am sorry for the crime and will live without causing controversy if I am released.” He said he would return to the city of Ansan where he lived.

According to the Ministry of Justice on the 10th, Cho Doo-soon said in an interview with psychological counselors at the Ansan Probation Office in July: “I know well how my crime is evaluated in society and I will receive social criticism.”

Jo Doo-soon also revealed the fate after being released, saying, “I can’t move in this situation and will return to Ansan.” Cho Doo-soon, who is subject to the registration of personal information, must inform where he will go after his release.

Previously, in December 2008, Cho Doo-soon was brought to trial on charges of rape and injury by kidnapping an eight-year-old girl who lived in the same neighborhood in front of a church in Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi. do.

The prosecution sought life in prison in Cho Doo-soon at the first trial, but the court sentenced him to 12 years in prison, commuting the upper limit of abandonment in a single case from 15 years to 3 years, considering that he was in state. intoxicated. Although the prosecution did not appeal, Cho Doo-soon took the ruling to the Supreme Court to reduce the sentence, but the court case stood.

At that time, the prosecution dropped the appeal at that time, saying: “It is customary to seek an indefinite sentence and appeal if you are sentenced to prison for less than 7 years. However, after the Supreme Court decision was finalized , public resentment continued and the prosecution said it was wrong to drop the appeal late.

In the meantime, Cho Doo-soon, who is currently in Pohang Prison, has been interviewing psychological counselors since last July. The Ansan Probation Office plans to implement a distorted sexual awareness enhancement program after the release of Jo Doo-soon.

The Justice Ministry plans to do everything possible to prevent recidivism, including individual electronic monitoring when Cho Doo-soon is released. Furthermore, the court decided to request the addition of special compliance issues such as Cho Doo-soon’s ‘drinking restriction’ and ‘night out restriction’.

Internal reporter Kim Bong-ju [email protected]