A four-year-old man in his 20s who was sexually assaulted by his uncle... despite his "extreme choice," he said, "I'm not at fault."

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The story of a woman in her 20s who was sexually assaulted by a man she had known as an uncle and turned four years old as a result of the aftereffects, but eventually made an extreme choice.An acquaintance who was identified as a perpetrator of

insists that he is not responsible.

SBS's "I Want to Know That," which aired on the 5th, tells the story of Kim Ji-min (a pseudonym) who was preparing to get a job as an airline flight attendant.

The tragedy of Jimin, who grew up loved as a late only child, began in November 2021. It was the day when Park, who was in her 50s and was close to her parents, called Jimin's uncle, came home to play. Jimin, who saw Park, suddenly screamed and showed abnormal symptoms. At that time, Jimin was in a state of shock enough to stand on the veranda and defecate. Jimin's parents, who sent Park back

, will then hear a shocking story from their daughter. In the meantime, Park sexually assaulted Jimin several times while practicing driving his driver's license, and he has taken him to motels and other places.

The parents immediately reported Park to the police. However, since that day, Jimin's condition has deteriorated dramatically. He was unable to communicate enough to recognize his parents, and he also appeared like a child, whispering unknown words with a blank expression. Eventually, she was admitted to a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis that "he regressed to the level of cognitive ability at the age of four due to extreme stress."

At the time, a psychological expert who met Jimin in person said, "It was the first time I've met a victim this serious."

However, Park claims that Jimin's death was not related to him and that it was not a sexual assault. In addition, he even claimed that it was Jimin's father, not himself, who killed Jimin. In a phone call with Jimin's father, he said, "He drove there, did I drive there?" and added, "I just didn't want to take off my clothes," claiming that Jimin did it because he wanted to.

Unfortunately, Jimin died at the age of 24 in August last year without being able to make a statement of damage at the police station. After being discharged from a psychiatric hospital, his condition improved little by little, but he accidentally ran into Park at a mart in June last year and had a hard time remembering her, but ended his life on his own two months later in August last year.

In June, two years and five months after the incident, the prosecution arrested Park for rape and murder and forced harassment.

In response, Park's lawyer said, "Will this even lead to arrest?" The case was in November 2021, and the death was in August 2023, so would he have died because of this? he said. "I was mentally out of my mind in the evidence record and received medical treatment. Is there something about this friend? It made me tilt. I thought there might have been signs before that," he said, expressing his opinion that he had nothing to do with Park.

In fact, Jimin had a part-time job at an outlet after graduating from school, and had a history of psychiatric treatment because he couldn't adapt. In response, a psychiatrist said, "Anyone can get a psychiatric treatment, and if you have recovered from it once or twice, it is normal." However, Park's side claims that Jimin must have had an abnormality before.

An expert said, "While there is no major evidence that this case is a victim's statement, the strongest evidence is circumstantial. Around the time of the relationship, a mental shock caused an injury called cognitive impairment, and then killed himself immediately after meeting Park by accident. This situation is actually the most suspicious factor that strengthens the assumption that this man must have forcibly had sex. Those things are definitely taken into account," he said.

Meanwhile, Park, who was identified as the perpetrator, seemed to be convinced of his innocence. Park said, "There is no good evidence. Jimin's father's statement is the only one. You should have said you were raped when you were sober, you didn't. The victim has no room. I don't worry. I think I'll be out enough in the first trial," he claimed.

Reporter Park Sun-young of Digital News Team