Sneak in while my sister is sleeping! Kaohsiung's evil neighbor molested 2 girls and told nonsense about "scratching", but settlement was rejected and sentenced to 7 years

The man surnamed Lai extended his wolf claws to two girls while taking care of his neighbor's sisters. Schematic diagram. (File photo)

The man surnamed Lai interacted frequently with his neighbors. He sneaked into the neighbor's room while his 12-year-old daughter was sleeping and groped him. His 4-year-old daughter was also raped and molested many times. The first instance was sentenced to 7 years in prison for crimes such as obstructing sexual autonomy. Lai appealed and tried to reconcile and exchange for a reduced sentence, but the neighbor's family disagreed. The second instance rejected Lai's appeal and upheld the original sentence.

The verdict pointed out that the man surnamed Lai interacted closely with the neighbor's family and often even helped to pick up the children to and from school. However, Lai was so bold that in July 2021, while the neighbor's eldest daughter was resting with her eyes closed in the room, he boldly sneaked into the room and reached into her clothes and pants with his bare hands to touch her breasts and lower body. In 2023, he repeatedly forcibly touched the little girl's chest, back, buttocks and genitals while he was alone with the neighbor's 4-year-old daughter.

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The whole evil deed was finally revealed after the sister asked her family for help. During the first trial at the Qiaotou District Court, Lai Nan admitted that he had touched her body, but denied molestation. He argued that he was just kind-hearted and helped her "cover the quilt" by accidentally touching her. He "scratched and applied ointment" to the little sister because she was itchy, and it was by no means forced molestation.

However, based on relevant evidence, the judge did not accept the argument of trusting the man and sentenced him to seven years in prison for the crimes of an adult intentionally committing indecent assault on a child and forcibly indecently assaulting a girl under the age of 14. Lai refused to accept the appeal. During the second trial, he not only confessed to all the crimes, but the defense lawyer also pleaded for mercy, saying that Lai had low intelligence, lived in a closed environment, and was willing to reconcile with the victim's family after the crime. He hoped that the judge could reduce the sentence.

However, the family said through the prosecutor that the little sister suffered many whispers and strange looks from neighbors after the incident. She is still suffering from physical and mental torture. She firmly refuses to reconcile with Lai Nan and only asks the court to let the evil wolf be punished as he should. The judge of the Kaohsiung High Court believed that the sentence in the original trial was consistent with the principle of proportionality and the crime was equivalent to the crime. Therefore, the appeal was dismissed and the entire case can still be appealed.

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