South Korean Rapist Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison

A South Korean high court has upheld the conviction of a 24-year-old man sentenced to seven years in prison for a series of sexual crimes, including rape, after forensic analysis revealed the crime scene in the reflection of a washing machine lid caught on CCTV footage. Initially sentenced to eight years, the sentence was reduced due to a settlement with one victim and lack of prior criminal record. The conviction was bolstered by the victim's submission of a 39-minute video, which forensic experts enhanced to reveal the crime's details. Despite initially denying the charges, the man confessed after being confronted with the enhanced evidence. Alongside the prison term, the convicted man must wear an electronic monitoring anklet for seven years post-release and is banned from working with children and vulnerable groups for the same period. The man was previously indicted for other offenses, including statutory rape and threatening to distribute explicit videos of a former partner.