Won Min-kyong, gender equality minister, on killing of teenage sexual violence victim: “An antisocial crime that must be punished severely”

[Financial News] Minister of Gender Equality and Family Won Min-kyong strongly criticized the killing of a teenage victim of sexual violence in Seoul’s Seongbuk-gu, calling it “an antisocial crime that our society must punish most severely.”
Minister Won said this on the 11th in a post on his social networking service (SNS): “First, I offer my deepest condolences to the bereaved family and pray for the deceased to rest in peace.” He reflected, “The fact that a young person who most desperately needed protection was not safeguarded by the public support system and was left to face tragedy places a heavy responsibility on our society.”
He went on to reiterate that “exploiting the vulnerabilities of adolescents who are physically and mentally vulnerable and causing them harm is an antisocial crime,” and promised, “The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will strengthen the youth safety net and improve its policies so that young victims can fully recover and become self-reliant.”
According to police, the suspect in the murder is a man in his 50s and the father of the perpetrator who committed a sex crime against the female victim. He was urgently arrested on suspicion of killing the teenage girl who was a victim of his son’s sex crime. Three empty soju bottles, a paring knife and a document believed to be a suicide note were found at the scene. Police are closely investigating the suspect’s specific motive and the circumstances of the crime.
The victim had reportedly contacted police several times over family problems and lived in various youth shelters after running away from home. She reportedly did not wish to enter short-term or medium- to long-term shelters, where she could stay for between three months and up to three years, and mainly used temporary shelters that allow stays of up to seven days, leaving her in a blind spot in public protection.
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