A Woman in Her 30s Fined for Stabbing a Stranger's Buttocks with His Cell Phone

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] A woman in her 30s who, while intoxicated, got into an argument with a man she did not know and poked his buttocks with her cellphone was sentenced to a fine.

The Ulsan District Court Criminal Division 8 (Judge Jang Hyun-soo) announced on the 22nd that A (39, female), who was tried on charges of injury and sexual assault, was sentenced to a fine of 2 million won and ordered to complete 16 hours of a sexual violence program.

The court stated, "A’s actions caused sexual shame or disgust to an ordinary and average person, violated good sexual moral standards, and constituted an act infringing on sexual freedom," adding, "Considering the method and behavior of the defendant’s assault, criminal intent can also be recognized."

Furthermore, the court said, "Although it is acknowledged that the defendant was considerably intoxicated, considering her behavior and the method of the crime, it is difficult to view her as being in a state incapable of distinguishing things or making decisions."

A was previously prosecuted for injury after, at around 2 a.m. on April 6 last year, she got into a parked passenger car on a roadside in Gyeongnam while intoxicated and assaulted two men inside the car.

A is also charged with sexual assault for poking one of the men’s buttocks with her cellphone during the process of putting him back into the car after the men tried to leave.

A reportedly testified that her actions were intended to prevent the man from escaping and to hand him over to the police, and that it was not a sexual assault.

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