[2020 National Audit] Attempted Rapist Who Fled After Damaging Electronic Ankle Bracelet, Being Tracked for 1 Year

Electronic ankle bracelet. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] It has been confirmed that a sex offender damaged an electronic monitoring device (electronic anklet) and fled, and the police have been tracking him for a year.

According to the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee member Park Wan-soo of the People Power Party, based on the national audit data submitted by the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Justice on the 14th, a total of 951 people violated the Act on the Attachment of Electronic Devices from 2015 to August of this year. Among them, 93 people damaged the electronic anklet, and 858 people either failed to fulfill the obligation to charge the electronic device or violated restrictions on going out or entering.

In particular, Mr. A, who committed crimes such as attempted rape and robbery and wore an electronic anklet after serving his sentence, is believed to have damaged the anklet and disappeared. Mr. A left his residence in Ulsan on October 25 last year, moved to Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, damaged the electronic anklet, and fled. The police conducted a search but failed to apprehend him. Currently, Mr. A is wanted.

Representative Park pointed out, "If the Ministry of Justice had requested an investigation by the police immediately after Mr. A left his residence, the situation of cutting off the electronic anklet and fleeing would not have occurred."

He added, "Under the current system, even if Jo Doo-soon cuts off the electronic anklet and flees, the police cannot immediately recognize it," and emphasized, "Currently, the Ministry of Justice monitors the movements of electronic device wearers in real time and responds initially when problems occur, but the system should be improved so that the local police stations can also recognize their escape activities and other illegal acts in real time."

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