S Korean court orders 1st chemical castration of child rapist

January 03, 2013 15:53

In a landmark ruling, a South Korean court today sentenced a 31-year-old pedophile to 15 years in jail and ordered the country's first ever chemical castration.

The ruling is the first since the country passed a law in 2011 that allows hormonal treatment or chemical castration for convicted child molesters, who are at risk of repeating their crimes.

The defendant, only known by his surname Pyo, was charged with having sex with five teenagers whom he met through a smartphone chat service six times between November 2011 and May 2012.

Also read Vicky Nanjappa's report on rediff.com: What is chemical castration and will it really stop rape?

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