Strange 3-Hour Wandering... 40s Taxi Driver Arrested for Attempted Sexual Assault on Female Passenger

On April 25th, a taxi driver was arrested and indicted for attempting to sexually assault a female passenger who was intoxicated on a road in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] A taxi driver who attempted to sexually assault a drunken woman has been arrested and indicted.

On the 6th, Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office announced that taxi driver A (47) was arrested and indicted on charges of attempted quasi-rape, confinement, and false accusation.

A is accused of attempting to sexually assault B (48, female), who was in his taxi, on a road in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, at around 12:20 a.m. on April 25.

It is known that A picked up the intoxicated B and wandered around the area for about three hours before stopping the car in a secluded place and committing the crime.

Feeling threatened by the sexual assault, B pushed A and jumped out of the taxi. When A followed her out of the taxi, she hurriedly got into the driver's seat and drove away.

B drove the taxi over 50 km from Jeonju onto the Honam Expressway heading north to Nonsan, Chungnam, and stopped after colliding with a 3.5-ton truck near Beolgok Rest Area. B’s blood alcohol concentration was measured at 0.15% at the time.

The police, who responded to a report of vehicle theft by A, arrested B on charges of drunk driving under the Road Traffic Act.

After the accident, B reportedly requested a police investigation based on the fact that her underwear she was wearing at the time was missing.

During the investigation, it was found that A damaged the vehicle’s black box to erase evidence of the crime.

The prosecution arrested and indicted A, while B’s charges related to drunk driving were deferred following a review by the Prosecutors' Citizen Committee. The part concerning stealing the taxi and fleeing was dismissed due to lack of evidence.

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