'Apgujeong Rolls-Royce' Incident: Doctor Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Drug Prescription and Sexual Assault

A doctor in his 40s, who prescribed narcotics to a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian while driving a Rolls-Royce and is accused of sexually assaulting patients under sedation, has been sentenced to a significant prison term.

According to the legal community on the 22nd, the Supreme Court’s Third Division (Chief Justice Oh Seok-jun) upheld the original sentence of 16 years in prison and a fine of 5 million won for Doctor A, who was indicted on charges of violating the Medical Act and quasi-rape.

On the 3rd, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, believing there were no errors in the original judgment.

The original trial court stated, "As a doctor and a handler of narcotics, he abused his position to satisfy perverse sexual demands," adding, "The social harm is serious, which warrants severe punishment, and a heavy sentence corresponding to his actions is unavoidable."

Doctor Lim Prescribed Illegal Drugs to the Rolls-Royce Driver

Doctor A is accused of administering a mixture of drugs, including propofol, to Mr. B, the so-called "Rolls-Royce driver," who was intoxicated when he hit and killed a pedestrian in August 2023, and of falsifying medical records.

Additionally, from early October 2023, while his medical license was suspended, he allegedly performed medical activities involving the administration of propofol, illegally filmed over ten women who were under sedation, and sexually assaulted some patients.

In the first trial, Doctor A was sentenced to 17 years in prison and fined 5 million won, and was ordered to undergo 5 years of probation and 7.92 million won in forfeiture. However, the court dismissed the prosecution's request for electronic monitoring, determining that there was not enough evidence to conclude that the risk of reoffending was high.

Meanwhile, Mr. B, who was driving under the influence of the medication prescribed by Doctor A and caused the accident, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the first trial but had his sentence reduced to 10 years in the second trial, which was confirmed in October last year.

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