Victim of tongue-cutting sexual violence, not guilty after 61 years..Park Sunyoung, I'm getting emotional when I'm 20 years old
Sep 19, 2025
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The 193rd episode, which aired on the 18th, featured actor Kim Nam-hee, announcer Park Sun-young, and singer Wendy as listeners and shed light on the 1960s 'Tongue amputation incident' with the story of the day that the tail bites' (directed by Lee Dong-won, Ko Hye-rin, hereinafter 'Kkomu').
In 2013, Yoon Hyang-hee met Choi Mal-ja, who is about to turn 70, at the Korea Communications University. The grandmother, who had a different passion for studying, submitted her first assignment with the help of Yoon, and the two developed into a relationship that relied on for generations. Afterwards, the grandmother, who was preparing for the 2018 graduation thesis 'The Road I Walked, the Road Ahead', shocked Mr. Yoon by confiding in his past, which remained regretful for a lifetime.
Choi Mal-ja, who was born in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province in 1946, was suddenly sexually harassed at the age of 18 while teaching the way to a young man who was new to her. After being forcibly kissed, he resisted and managed to escape home. However, Roh later visited his house and demanded medical expenses and alimony, saying that his tongue had been amputated. The village was turned upside down and distorted articles poured in.
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At the first hearing in 1964, the grandmother stood as the defendant. Even judges and lawyers recommended marriage to the perpetrator, and in court, they were forced to express their innocence and disclose it. The prosecution asked the grandmother for three years in a long term and one year in a short term, but Roh was only sentenced to eight months on charges of home invasion and special intimidation, not attempted rape. Eventually, the court sentenced the grandmother to 10 months in prison and two years of probation, and self-defense was not recognized. Roh was sentenced to six months in prison and suspended for two years, and the charges of attempted rape were not addressed. The victim received more sentences than the perpetrator.
The incident, which has been followed like a lifelong tag, forced the grandmother to fail to marry and move from job to job for a living. In 2018, half a century later, he and Yoon Hyang-hee sought help with a Korean woman's phone call and began preparing for a retrial. The ruling at the time prompted the impetus to kissThe record of " served as the reason why the victim's grandmother was accused of being the perpetrator.
The retrial process was rough. The probability of initiating a retrial was 20.5%, and the probability of acquittal was only 4%. However, fresh evidence was revealed through vivid statements, past articles, and analysis of rulings. In particular, Roh's record of joining the military as a first-class active member revealed the contradiction of the ruling at the time. Even though Roh had sutured his tongue on the day of the incident, prosecutors argued that he had become a speech-impaired person and that his grandmother was accused of grave harm. In 2020, a request for a retrial was made for the first time in 56 years. Hundreds of civic and women's groups gathered. The grandmother emphasized that "this society should not change and leave such a stain on future generations." However, the retrial was rejected in the first trial and appeal trial. The grandmother did not give up and appealed again to the Supreme Court, and more than 1,500 petitions and cheers continued across the country. Wendy watched all this and cried "I'm getting angry"
Park Sun-young, who heard the story, once said, `I almost had that happen when I turned 20. But I always imagined that I would be able to scream very wisely, ask for help, and escape the crisis, but my feet wouldn't fall and I couldn't speak. "If I were a girl of that age at 18, I would have been really scared."
Finally, in 2024, the Supreme Court recognized consistent statements and evidence, destroying the original court and sending the case back to the High Court, and in its first retrial in 2025, prosecutors admitted past wrongdoing and sought innocence. The grandmother said "I think that the justice of the Republic of Korea is alive because I admit my mistakes even now."
In his petition, he appealed that `the laws of the Republic of Korea allow future generations to live in a world without sexual violence.' Wendy expressed her emotion, "'Fighted 61 years to the end.'" Eventually, on September 10, the grandmother was acquitted by the final sentence after 61 years, and the grandmother resolved the injustice and restored her rights.
The grandmother, who felt a lot of help in the process of relieving the injustice, said "Nevertheless, my life is beautiful." The grandmother's courage left a great symbolic meaning for subsequent generations and victims of sexual violence. Announcer Park Sun-young said, "This incident was not trivial at allThe first line of the plea of ' will give courage to many."
Immediately after the broadcast, various online communities and social media are saying "'Kkomu' is really meaningful. It's so touching today."The social perception at that time is really terrible. How can I do that to the victim? I'm so angry that I'm crying. How did a prosecutor and a lawyer do this?"Last teacher, so many things happened. Your life has been a struggle."Grandmother, you've worked so hard so far. It's been a long time since I sobbed while watching all the hwa-byeong-nam", "Kkomu". I'm so upset", "I'm glad you've been apologized now. It's really amazing. How hard it must have been for him to endure 61 years. It's so cool that future generations don't want to go through the same thing as themselves", "Thank you so much to those who fought with me. I'm all overwhelmed. There was a lot of enthusiastic response.
Meanwhile, 'Kkomu' is a program in which three storytellers learn and feel on their own in one-on-one to each 'story friend' in the most everyday space, and airs every Thursday night at 10:20 p.m. on SBS.
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