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[Reporter Wang Dingchuan/New Taipei Report] In 2020, a 44-year-old man surnamed Guan had sex with a 12-year-old girl and filmed the process. He pleaded guilty but said: "I think of my family and children." I hope the judge will give him a chance. His wife also wrote The letter was sent to the judge to help Guan Nan to beg for mercy, and attached a letter of apology, hoping to pass it on to his family; the collegial panel of the New Taipei District Court believed that Guan Nan only thought about how to avoid being imprisoned, and did not feel sorry for the victim from the bottom of his heart and admitted his mistakes. He disagreed. The sentence was commuted to 4 and a half years for the crime of obstructing sexual autonomy.

According to the investigation by the prosecutor, in August 2020, Guan Nan met the girl through Facebook, and in December of the same year, he took the girl to have sex with Motie, and at the same time, he was accused of taking sexual intercourse videos; Guan Nan pleaded guilty: "I regret it very much, these days I deeply feel that I have done something wrong, and I would like to apologize to the victim and his family.” His defender said that Guan Nan has no criminal record, has a good conduct, has a normal family life, lives with his spouse and children, is the only breadwinner in the family, and has a legitimate job. Sincere reconciliation, hope the court commutes the sentence.

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Guan's wife wrote to the judge to plead for mercy, and enclosed a letter of apology, hoping that the judge would pass it on to the family: "This is the most difficult letter I have ever written. Because my husband made a big mistake and hurt the other party, I deeply feel sorry for the loss. I am suffering beyond shame.”

The letter also wrote: "As a wife, I can't shirk my responsibility. As a mother, I feel sorry for that child. I want to hug her and say I'm sorry and ask her to forgive me. I'm sorry for letting her face the dangers of human nature too early. I'm sorry. I still make mistakes when I am an adult, and I made mistakes on the road of life. Only after I sincerely admit my mistakes, apologize and repent can I have the strength to get up from the failures. I only hope to do my best to atone for my sins, repair and comfort each other’s scars, even if I pass a little bit through thin letter paper. ".

According to the investigation by the collegial panel, Guan Nan chatted with several girls on the Internet from February to August 2019, and had sex with one of the girls. In addition to calling Guan Nan her husband, the girl also said: "Every time we meet, It’s all about making love.” It can be seen that he is infatuated with underage women and has sexual fantasies.

The collegial panel believed that Guan Nan initially avoided important details such as whether he knew the actual age of the victim in advance. Although he later pleaded guilty, he said: "Although I feel that I did something completely wrong, but thinking of my family and children, I still hope that the judge will consider it. and give them a chance", obviously not really looking at the case from the perspective of the victim, and seriously thinking about the mistakes he made?

How much physical and psychological trauma was caused to the victim?

Only thinking about how to avoid being imprisoned, compared with his wife who clearly stated the mistakes Guan Nan made and actively admitted the mistakes, it also highlights that Guan Nan did not feel sorry for the victim from the bottom of his heart and admitted his mistakes, and did not agree to reduce the sentence.