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Sat, February 4, 2023 | 14:06
Sex convict information mailed to neighbors
`성범죄자가 이웃에 삽니다'…신상정보 첫 통보
Posted : 2011-06-20 18:44
Updated : 2011-06-20 18:44
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By Kim Tae-jong

A sex offender’s personal information has been mailed to neighbors for the first time since a revised anti-sex crime law went into effect on April 16.

The personal information of a 37-year-old sex offender living in Seoul was provided via mail to parents in the neighborhood area who have children younger than 19. It includes his photo, name, age, criminal record, height, weight and address.

The government provides such information to help better alert people living close to those convicted of sex crimes to help prevent related offences, the Ministry of Justice said Monday.

“The disclosure of such information aims to help neighbors living near convicted sex offenders protect themselves as well as minors from potential sex crimes. We think it will help reduce the number of sexual assaults,” a ministry official said.

Under the revised law, the government must notify nearby households with children under the age of 19 via mail of the personal information of those who have been convicted of sex crimes against minors.

In addition, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family runs an online “sex offender alter system” (www.sexoffender.go.kr), which provides more extensive private information of sex criminals for both minors and adults.

The website also carries sex offenders’ personal information such as a photo, height, weight and brief explanation of the offender’s criminal record and subsequent court verdicts.

The disclosure period of personal information varies in accordance with the sentence. The information of those sentenced to over three years in prison for sex crimes will be made public for 10 years, while personal data on those who got less than a three-year sentence will be made available for five years. Information of those slapped with a fine will be made public for two years.

`성범죄자가 이웃에 삽니다'…신상정보 첫 통보
성폭력 범죄자와 같은 지역에 사는 주민에게 해당 범죄자의 신상정보를 공개하는 제도가 지난 4월16일 시행된 이후 실제로 첫 통보 대상자가 나왔다. 법무부는 성범죄자 신상정보 공개 제도의 시행 이후 처음으로 21일 성범죄자가 사는 지역의 이웃 세대에 `신상정보 고지서'를 우편으로 발송한다고 20일 밝혔다. 통보 대상자는 수도권에 거주하는 남성 A(37)씨다. 그는 지난달 법원에서 성폭력 범죄의 처벌 등에 관한 특례법 위반죄(주거침입강간 등)로 징역형의 집행유예와 함께 3년간 신상정보 공개와 고지 명령을 선고받았다. A씨가 사는 읍·면·동 지역에서 19세 미만의 아동·청소년을 자녀로 둔 주민은 23일이면 A씨의 개인정보가 담긴 신상정보 고지서를 우편으로 받아볼 수 있다. 고지서에는 A씨의 이름, 나이, 주소와 실제 거주지(번지 수, 아파트의 동·호 등 상세주소 포함), 사진, 키와 몸무게, 성폭력 범죄의 요지 등이 적혀 있다. 또 19세 미만의 자녀가 없거나 해당 지역 주민이 아니더라도 누구든지 성년·실명 인증을 거치면 우편 통보되는 성범죄자의 신상정보를 인터넷에서 볼 수 있다. 신상정보는 `성범죄자 알림e' 사이트(www.sexoffender.go.kr)를 통해 최장 10년간 열람이 가능하다. 다만 이 사이트에서는 성범죄자의 주소와 실제 거주지가 읍·면·동까지만 공개된다. 성범죄자 정보를 출판물, 방송 또는 정보통신망에 공개하거나 지정된 목적 이외에 사용하는 경우 최고 5년 이하의 징역 또는 5천만원 이하의 벌금에 처해진다. 강호성 법무부 보호관찰과장은 "신상공개 제도를 통해 모든 국민이 성범죄자 정보를 확인할 수 있게 돼 성범죄 억제와 예방에 기여할 것으로 기대한다"고 말했다. (연합)
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