Zhao Douchun is the prototype of a young rapist in the Korean film Su Yuan. From June 5438 to February 2008, Zhao Douchun kidnapped and sexually assaulted the victim who was only 8 years old at that time in Gyeonggi Province. In 2009, the court sentenced him to fixed-term imprisonment 12 because of his weak self-control ability when committing crimes. On June 65438+February 13, 2020, Zhao Douchun was about to be released from prison. On the evening of April 24th, South Korea's MBC TV station made public the appearance of Zhao Douchun, the murderer of Su Yuan case, for the first time in the program "Real Exploration Team". According to the program, Zhao Douchun was only 600 days away from prison, and the government decided to disclose his face "to raise the vigilance of the whole society".
"Whether child molesters should appear in public depends on the judge. So far, Korean law stipulates that. The judge believes that if the defendant no longer commits a crime, he will not order the disclosure of his appearance and true identity. " However, the project team believes that "this is absolutely wrong" and that "sex offenders against minors must disclose their identities".
Those who are in favor of public photos believe that social security should take precedence over the human rights of prisoners against humanity. South Korean criminal policy experts said that public photos help to provide information about other criminal acts of criminals before and after the incident. Cheng Yinle, a law professor at Seoul National University, said: "Compared with the portrait right of suspects, citizens' right to know and freedom of media coverage should be guaranteed first. "
Jin, a professor of sociology at Yanshi University, listed the standards of "crimes against humanity and society" and said: "In crimes such as serial murder and rape of children, if the suspect has confessed and the evidence is conclusive, his detailed identity should be made public."