Strict outcome · Comparison Pair · Assault
Ordinary defendant: 2y 6m prison for repeated domestic assault
Harm
Repeated assault, documented injuries
Sentence
2y 6m
Court
District Court
Guideline
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Comparison thesis
Domestic violence: ordinary defendant 2y 6m prison. Celebrity: suspended after settlement.
Strict outcome · current case
2y 6m
2y 6m prison + 5y approach-prohibition
Ordinary defendant: 2y 6m prison for repeated domestic assault
Ordinary citizen · Harm: Repeated assault, documented injuries
Lenient outcome
1y 6m
1y 6m prison, 3y suspension + therapy order
Public-figure defendant: domestic-violence suspended after settlement
Celebrity · Harm: Comparable repeated assault history
Settlement payments toward 'spousal forgiveness' are a recurring lenient mitigator. When the structural power asymmetry inside a marriage is itself part of the harm, the law's reliance on 'spousal forgiveness' as a mitigator is itself a question.
Case summary
A defendant convicted of repeated domestic assault against his spouse over two years, with hospital records documenting injury, received 2 years and 6 months of actual imprisonment plus a 5-year approach-prohibition order. Within the upper guideline tier for repeated 가정폭력 cases.
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