Teenager Arrested for Luring into Prostitution, Assaulting, and Extorting Money

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Eight teenage boys and girls were arrested by the police for luring men with the bait of prostitution, assaulting them, and stealing money.

The Changwon Western Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 11th that they arrested four teenagers, including A (15), on charges of robbery and injury for assaulting men lured with the bait of prostitution and stealing cash, and booked four others, including B (15), without detention on the same charges.

These individuals, who are neighborhood friends, are accused of assaulting C (43) with a blunt weapon and stealing cash at a lodging facility in Bonggok-dong, Uichang-gu, Changwon City, around 8:40 p.m. on the 7th.

B and others lured C by sending a message through a chat app on their mobile phone, saying, "I'm alone at the motel, please come."

Then, A and two others hid in the room in advance, making it appear as if B was alone, and pulled C into the room.

Afterwards, they assaulted C upon his arrival in the room and stole cash. Some of them fled when the police arrived but were later caught.

According to the police investigation, two hours before the crime, they had lured another man at the same location using the same method and stole cash and a check card.

They withdrew tens of thousands of won in cash using the stolen check card and stole about 400,000 won in cash from the two male victims.

They also stole car keys from the pocket of C’s coat but were confirmed to have discarded them on the street.

During the police investigation, they stated, "We only lured them with the bait of a casual meeting but had no intention of actually having a casual meeting with the men."

Initially, the police applied for arrest warrants for all eight due to concerns about flight risk, but the court issued arrest warrants for only four, considering the degree of involvement in the crime.

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