On the 5th, A, a prison cellmate of Jo Doo-soon, appeared on JTBC's "Spotlight" and testified about Jo Doo-soon's abnormal behavior in prison. Photo by JTBC "Spotlight"

On the 5th, A, a prison cellmate of Jo Doo-soon, appeared on JTBC's "Spotlight" and testified about Jo Doo-soon's abnormal behavior in prison. Photo by JTBC "Spotlight"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] There has been a claim that child kidnapper and sex offender Jo Doo-soon engaged in masturbation in prison, stating that he felt sexual arousal from strange signals emitted by televisions or closed-circuit televisions (CCTV).


On the JTBC program "Spotlight" aired on the 5th, Jo Doo-soon's cellmate, Mr. A, appeared.


Mr. A said, "Jo Doo-soon said that signals came out from televisions or CCTV. Strange signals. He said he felt sexual desire because of those signals. He was even caught masturbating because of it."


The production team asked, "Did you hear this directly from Jo Doo-soon, or from someone else?" Mr. A replied, "I didn't see it directly, but I heard it from the cell cleaning inmates (prisoners who do miscellaneous tasks in prison)."


Professor Shin Euijin, a pediatric psychiatrist at Yonsei University who has been treating the victims of the Jo Doo-soon case for a long time, expressed concern about Jo Doo-soon's behavior, saying, "His sexual desire is still excessive, and it is expressed excessively through his actions, which is the first major concern."


She added, "Talking about radio signals and such seems like he is interpreting some feelings that arise in him as a way to justify his constantly rising sexual desire."


Jo Doo-soon's acquaintances and neighbors claimed that he exhibits abnormal behavior whenever he drinks alcohol. Mr. B, who has known Jo Doo-soon for about 20 years, said, "When Jo Doo-soon is drunk, he behaves in ways that are not normal behavior." Also, Mr. C, a former neighbor of Jo Doo-soon, said, "When I was running my business, if I heard 'Jo Doo-soon is around,' I would close my shop. If he felt his mood was upset, he would definitely remember it and cause trouble the next time he came back drunk."


According to Jo Doo-soon's probation investigation report revealed on the broadcast that day, when asked about "your biggest flaw," Jo Doo-soon answered, "Drinking too much alcohol is my flaw," and when asked, "When fearful thoughts sometimes overwhelm you," he answered, "I drink alcohol."


Professor Shin said, "(Jo Doo-soon) seems to have alcohol addiction and cognitive impairment caused by it. I suspect his mental state is not within the normal range but is a very severe pathological condition."


Professor Kwon Ilyong, adjunct professor at Dongguk University Graduate School of Police and Judicial Studies, said, "He does not commit crimes just when he drinks, but when there is some external stimulus, he deliberately drinks to relieve it, and there is a link between drinking and attacking others."



Meanwhile, Jo Doo-soon is scheduled to be released in the early morning of the 12th.


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