Child sex offenders receive average jail term of 3.84 yrs: lawmaker
Social affairsSept 20, 2013
Child sex offenders were sentenced to an average of 3.84 years in prison last year, a lawmaker said Friday, calling for stronger punishment for the crime.Last year, a total of 448 people sexually abused children under the age of 13, Rep. Seo Young-kyo of the main opposition Democratic Party said, citing data from the Supreme Court.Seo serves on the parliamentary legislative and judiciary committee.The average jail term for those sex offenders was 3.84 years, up slightly from 3.46 years in 2010 a