Raped a child twice, told his mother to come and ask for blessings

(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of the time when everyone was fast asleep, Tam entered the house twice and committed the crime against L. Knowing that he was exposed, Tam told his mother to go to the victim's family's house to ask for blessings.

On the morning of December 19, the Provincial People's Court opened a first-instance criminal trial of Vi Van Tam (born 1989), residing in Chau Nga commune, Quy Chau, Nghe An, for the crime of "Raping children".

According to the indictment of the People's Procuracy of Nghe An province, Vi Van Tam twice used force to have sexual intercourse against the will of VTL (born 2003, living in the same village). At the time of the incident, L. was just over 13 years old.

Vi Van Tam in court. Photo: Nhu Binh

The first time happened late on June 22, 2017, after drinking alcohol, Tam went to Mr. Dieu's house - L.'s grandfather. Knowing that everyone in the house was fast asleep, Tam had sex with L. Afraid that the victim would scream, Tam covered her mouth with his hand and threatened her not to tell anyone.

On June 29, Vi Van Tam continued to go to Mr. Dieu's house and had sexual intercourse with the victim. While Tam was committing the crime, L. kicked the bed hard, making a loud noise. The stepmother heard the noise and woke up to ask. Afraid of being exposed, Tam did not continue his actions and went to sleep on another bed.

Knowing that his actions were exposed, Tam told his mother to go to the victim's family's house to ask for a blessing ceremony according to Thai customs. After the incident, the two sides agreed to pay 40 million VND in compensation, and Tam has now recovered more than 10 million VND.

At the trial, Vi Van Tam confessed to all his crimes. The legal representative of the victim also asked the court to consider reducing part of the defendant's sentence.

The People's Court sentenced Vi Van Tam to 12 years in prison, lower than the 13-14 years in prison proposed by the representative of the People's Procuracy. Regarding the civil part, Tam was forced to compensate nearly 29 million VND in the amount previously agreed upon by the two parties.

Nhu Binh