30s Man Sends Obscene Text Saying "I'm a Man, But I'll Wear It" After Seeing 'Selling Bikini' Post

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Eun-young] A man in his 30s who sent sexually humiliating messages to a seller after seeing a bikini swimsuit sale post on a secondhand trading application was given a suspended sentence.

On the 27th, Judge Kim Seung-hwi of the Gwangju District Court Criminal Division 3 announced that A (38), who was indicted for violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (obscenity using communication media), was sentenced to 8 months in prison with a 2-year suspension. He was also ordered to attend 40 hours of sexual violence treatment lectures, undergo information disclosure for 2 years, and was banned from working at child and youth-related institutions and welfare facilities for the disabled for 3 years.

On July 18th at around 8:06 p.m., A contacted a woman in her 20s, B, after seeing a post on a secondhand goods direct trading app on his phone while at work.

At that time, B had posted "Selling bikini swimsuit," and A sent a message saying, "Is it okay if a man buys this? I will wear it. It feels good to masturbate wearing this. Sorry if this made you uncomfortable."

It is also known that A later sent messages implying he had finished masturbating after looking at B’s photos.

The court explained, "A, who has been punished three times for public obscenity, used the internet, where a high level of decency is required, to send messages that caused sexual humiliation, showing a bad nature of the crime."

However, the court stated the reasons for sentencing, considering "the victim did not want punishment, A confessed and showed remorse, and he pledged to eradicate recidivism and is undergoing treatment voluntarily."

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