Petition For The “Kim Soo Hyun Prevention Act” Garners Over 20,000 Signatures In One Day
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Amid Kim Soo Hyun’s emergency press conference on March 31, a petition was filed to raise the age of conviction for minors and strengthen the Punishment Act.
According to the National Assembly Electronic Petition, a petition was filed known as the Kim Soo Hyun Prevention Act, requesting to raise the age of statutory rape of minors from 16 to 19.
The petitioner mentioned Kim Soo Hyun’s case, stating that he could not be punished legally with the current laws.
“The statutory rape of a minor only protects children from 13 to 16, so he cannot be punished legally. Although the law defines minors up to 18 years old, the age limit for statutory rape, which protects minors aged 13-16, allows pedophiles to evade the law.
To stop this from happening again, I petition for the revision of the statutory rape of minors under the name of the ‘Kim Soo Hyun Prevention Act.’”
— Petitioner
The petitioner also proposed to increase the punishment for statutory rape of a minor from two or more years to five years.
The petition garnered over 20,000 signatures by 2 PM the same day. Petitions that receive over 50,000 signatures within 30 days will be referred to the National Assembly’s subcommittee.
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