Police Request Arrest Warrant for Court Official Who Attempted Sexual Assault in Restroom

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The police have requested an arrest warrant for a court official who assaulted a woman and attempted sexual assault while intoxicated.

On the 19th, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul announced that they had applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A, a public official in his 30s affiliated with the Seoul Eastern District Court, on charges including rape and injury.

Mr. A is accused of assaulting and attempting to sexually assault a woman he had never met before in a restroom of a commercial building in Munjeong-dong, Songpa-gu, around 10 p.m. on the 17th. At the time, Mr. A was intoxicated, and when the victim resisted, he fled but was later apprehended by the police.

The Eastern District Court plans to monitor the investigation and proceed with further measures regarding Mr. A. The pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review) for Mr. A is scheduled to be held at 2:30 p.m. on the 22nd at the Eastern District Court, presided over by Chief Judge Shin Yong-moo, who is in charge of warrant hearings.

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