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By Lee Han-soo
Prosecutors have demanded seven years in prison for a woman who allegedly raped her husband, in the first trial of its kind in Korea.
The woman, surnamed Shim, allegedly tied up her husband ― with the help of an accomplice ― in a studio apartment for 29 hours in May 2015. During his captivity, she allegedly raped him.
Prosecutors have added coercion charges against Shim for allegedly pressuring her husband to speak about an extramarital affair. She did that to give herself an advantage during a divorce, they said.
"Shim has no regret over her actions," one prosecutor said. "The victim does not want to forgive her as well."
The prosecutor also said that although Shim denies raping her husband, prosecutors have confirmed the victim's desperate phone call to police during his captivity.
Prosecutors have demanded a three-year prison term for the accomplice, surnamed Kim.
Shim admitted tying up her husband and confining him but denied the rape charges, the prosecutors said. She argued the sex was with consent.
Shim is the first woman to be prosecuted for rape after the Supreme Court overruled existing precedents and dismissed alleged rapes among married couples.
Shim's trial is set to open on Sept. 9.
