Homepage Society. Vietnam commune official dismissed for underage sex Vietnamese official faces dismissal over wedding of son and underage girl Hanoi woman gets 14 years for offering child prostitution.
Prosecutors in the southern province of Ca Mau on Thursday said they are reviewing the decision of a local court which chose to hand down a three-year suspended sentence to a businessman after finding him guilty of having sex with a minor. Local media cited several prosecutors and lawyers as saying that the punishment was "too lenient," considering that such a crime often led to a prison term of between seven and 15 years.
The panel of judges reportedly cited good family background among factors for the short sentences for both defendants. Chau, 39, the owner of a restaurant where the girl worked as a waitress, reportedly brokered the illegal service. The two were arrested in June after the girl's family reported that Chau had kept their daughter against her will. But Chau forced her to do sex work and collected half of the money. Sex work is illegal in Vietnam. Having sex with a child between 13 and 16 years old is a serious crime punishable by up to 15 years.
Procuring sex with those in that age range may also lead to a year jail term. More : underage sex. A Vietnamese-American man was found guilty of having sex with a minor and almost escaped jail time.
