Active Police Officer Fined 5 Million Won for Sexual Harassment of Woman on the Street

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] An active-duty police officer who sexually harassed a woman on the street while intoxicated has been sentenced to a fine.

On the 15th, Judge Shin Jinhwa of the Criminal Division 6 at the Seoul Western District Court sentenced Police Corporal An Mo (31), who was tried on charges of forcible molestation, to a fine of 5 million won. He was also ordered to complete an 80-hour sexual violence treatment program and was banned from working at child, youth, and disabled welfare facilities for three years.

Corporal An was indicted for touching a part of a walking woman's body on a street in Yongsan-gu in August of last year. At the time, An was found to be heavily intoxicated. The prosecution requested a one-year prison sentence at An’s sentencing hearing held on the 16th of last month.

The court stated, "The fact that he fully admitted to his crime and reached a settlement with the victim are favorable circumstances, but these alone do not warrant a suspended sentence," and added, "Considering that this is his first offense, this sentence was decided."

According to the police, An is currently suspended from duty. Under the National Public Service Act, a public official who commits a sexual violence crime as defined in Article 2 of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes and is sentenced to a fine of 1 million won or more with a finalized sentence is subject to automatic dismissal.

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