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Prosecutors fastened traceable electronic anklets on 11convicted of sex crimes before a related law was introduced. The law allows retroactive application, said officials Monday.
Under the revised law effectuated in July, investigators may request that the court place the device on convicts, previously unaffected by the anklet law that first took effect in 2008.
Also, the maximum period of wearing the anklet was raised from 10 to 30 years.
After the revised law took effect last month, prosecutors sought to electronically shackle 63 sex offenders against children who had served a prison term of three years or more, said officials.
The revision took place in March following a series of high-profile sex crimes against children.
The court has so far granted 11 cases and denied two, but the total number of criminals facing the traceable device is expected to increase as 50 more cases are pending in local district courts, said officials.
The first case involved a seven-year anklet sentence ordered last month on a 35-year-old ex-convict released last month after his jail term for raping a bar hostess.
The Justice Ministry earlier suggested a list of 6,916 sex criminals as subjects to be considered for the retroactive punishment.
The prosecution vowed the active use of the law to curb the sex offenders’ second offense.
“Sex crimes cannot be controlled by mere criminal punishment and other countermeasures,” said a prosecution official.
“Top priority should be placed on preventive measures, such as the traceable electronic anklet system.”
The prosecution also plans to supplement the manpower pool of sex crime investigation experts in order to step up their battle against sex offenders, officials said.
The Supreme Prosecutor’s Office also sent out a set of guidelines on the selection and processes of the retroactive anklet sentence to all 57 prosecutorial offices nationwide, to promote an active application of the reinforced law.
The average repeat offense rate of offenders is 14.8 percent, according to prosecution data.
By Bae Hyun-jung (tellme@heraldcorp.com)
Under the revised law effectuated in July, investigators may request that the court place the device on convicts, previously unaffected by the anklet law that first took effect in 2008.
Also, the maximum period of wearing the anklet was raised from 10 to 30 years.
After the revised law took effect last month, prosecutors sought to electronically shackle 63 sex offenders against children who had served a prison term of three years or more, said officials.
The revision took place in March following a series of high-profile sex crimes against children.
The court has so far granted 11 cases and denied two, but the total number of criminals facing the traceable device is expected to increase as 50 more cases are pending in local district courts, said officials.
The first case involved a seven-year anklet sentence ordered last month on a 35-year-old ex-convict released last month after his jail term for raping a bar hostess.
The Justice Ministry earlier suggested a list of 6,916 sex criminals as subjects to be considered for the retroactive punishment.
The prosecution vowed the active use of the law to curb the sex offenders’ second offense.
“Sex crimes cannot be controlled by mere criminal punishment and other countermeasures,” said a prosecution official.
“Top priority should be placed on preventive measures, such as the traceable electronic anklet system.”
The prosecution also plans to supplement the manpower pool of sex crime investigation experts in order to step up their battle against sex offenders, officials said.
The Supreme Prosecutor’s Office also sent out a set of guidelines on the selection and processes of the retroactive anklet sentence to all 57 prosecutorial offices nationwide, to promote an active application of the reinforced law.
The average repeat offense rate of offenders is 14.8 percent, according to prosecution data.
By Bae Hyun-jung (tellme@heraldcorp.com)
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