A man in his 30s who 'sneaked' packages by coming down one floor at a time from the top of an apartment building sentenced to 1 year in prison

Court: "40 Victims... Some Report Mental Distress"

Delivery boxes placed at the entrance of the apartment. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A man in his 30s who took delivery packages from in front of other people's doors, going down one floor at a time from the top floor of an apartment, was sentenced to one year in prison.

On the 17th, the Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 5 (Judge Park Jun-beom) sentenced Mr. A (30), who was indicted on charges of trespassing, theft, fraud, forgery of private documents, and use of forged private documents, to one year in prison.

Mr. A was charged with taking two delivery boxes that were in front of the entrance door on the 18th floor while riding the elevator to the top floor of a 21-story apartment in Dong-gu, Daejeon, on October 15 last year, and then walking down one floor at a time via the stairs.

The boxes stolen that day contained supplements worth 240,000 won and a 39,000 won auxiliary battery.

The next day, he took delivery boxes containing red ginseng and a massager from another apartment using the same method.

The police, who received the theft report, investigated using the apartment's closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and arrested Mr. A.

It was found that Mr. A used most of the proceeds from the crimes to repay his debts.

He is also accused of deceiving about 30 people into believing he would sell used goods between July and October last year and embezzling about 10 million won.

Additionally, he obtained a jeonse deposit secured loan using a fake contract.

The court stated, "There are about 40 victims of the crimes. The nature of the crimes is serious, and some victims appear to have suffered severe mental distress beyond financial damage."

Mr. A immediately appealed the verdict.

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