30s Man Who Deceived Two Women with "Let's Get Married" Scheme and Embezzled 60 Million Won Receives Suspended Sentence

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] A man in his 30s who deceived two women he was dating simultaneously into marrying him and swindled over 60 million won was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

On the 29th, the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 1 (Judge Park Hee-geun) announced that it sentenced bakery owner A (34) to 10 months in prison with a 2-year suspension and ordered 120 hours of community service for fraud charges.

The court stated the sentencing reasons, saying, "The amount of money defrauded from the victims is large, and the defendant has not been forgiven by the victims. However, considering that he admitted his wrongdoing, showed remorse, and submitted evidence proving he repaid a substantial portion of the defrauded amount, the sentence was determined."

A was prosecuted on charges of swindling a total of about 64 million won from two women he was dating from May 2017 to January 2018 under the pretense of marriage.

From May to November 2017, A dated B and was found to have extorted 9.1 million won by saying, "I want to date seriously with marriage in mind."

He dated C from June 2017 to January of the following year and deceived C by saying, "I was working diligently and had no time to date, but I want to marry you," borrowing a total of over 55 million won and failing to repay it.

It was confirmed that he also dated another woman, D, from May to June 2017, but he did not receive any money from D.

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