Luxury Theft Suspect Who Fled to Jeju and Gang Charged with Assault, Detention, and Filming

Woman Who Fled to Jeju After Stealing Luxury Goods Committed Remote Crime
Prosecutors "7 Years Imprisonment for Main Culprit, 3 Accomplices Also Sentenced"

At the sentencing hearing at Jeju District Court on the 3rd, the prosecution requested prison sentences for a man in his 20s and three accomplices who detained and assaulted an acquaintance for allegedly stealing luxury goods and even took nude photos.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A man in his 20s who allegedly confined and assaulted an acquaintance and took nude photos of her for stealing luxury goods has been brought to trial. Three others who participated in the crime with him were also indicted.

On the 3rd, at the sentencing hearing held at the Jeju District Court's 2nd Criminal Division (Chief Judge Jang Chan-su), the prosecution requested a 7-year prison sentence for the main perpetrator, A (25).

The prosecution also requested a prison sentence ranging from a minimum of 1 year to a maximum of 3 years and 6 months for three others, including B (20), who were indicted for assisting A in the crime.

Among the four defendants, only A and B were detained. All defendants admitted to the charges.

According to the prosecution, on October 5th, A and others took a woman in her early 20s, C, to her residence in Jeju Island and confined her for three hours, during which they assaulted her with a blunt weapon and subjected her to harsh treatment.

Then, three days later on the 8th, the group forced victim C into a vehicle, stripped her of her clothes, and took nude photos of her.

They also locked C in the car trunk and hit her on the shoulders and head.

A, who lives in Gyeonggi Province, had previously provided accommodation to C, whom he knew. When the victim disappeared to Jeju Island with expensive luxury goods, he planned the crime.

A tracked C’s whereabouts through an acquaintance living in Jeju.

The three accomplices had no relation to victim C but joined the crime because they could not refuse requests from Choi.

During the crime, C lost the deposit for her current residence and suffered injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment.

C is currently complaining of psychological damage.

The presiding judge severely reprimanded the three accomplices, saying, "This is neither a good nor a bad deed, so why did you help?"

The accomplices stated, "We are sorry for causing the victim an irreparable wound."

In his final statement, A said, "I apologize to the victim and everyone involved in this incident."

The sentencing hearing will be held on the morning of January 14th next year.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.