40s Man Who Entered Elementary School Girls' Restroom Found with Dozens of Pornographic Files on Mobile Phone

Women's Restroom. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] A man who broke into an elementary school girls' restroom and fled was sentenced to probation.

On the 22nd, according to the legal community, the Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 8 (Presiding Judge Cha Juhee) sentenced A (42) to 1 year and 6 months in prison with 3 years probation for violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse and the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.

The court also ordered A to attend 40 hours of sexual violence treatment lectures, perform 120 hours of community service, and imposed a 3-year employment restriction at institutions related to children and adolescents.

The court stated, "It is highly condemnable that he intruded into the school girls' restroom to satisfy his sexual desire and possessed a considerable amount of obscene materials involving children and adolescents. However, the sentencing considered his sincere remorse and the fact that he had no prior criminal record."

A was prosecuted for secretly entering and hiding in the fourth-floor girls' restroom of an elementary school in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, in October 2019, then fleeing.

The police arrested A after receiving a report that "a man entered the restroom" and analyzing CCTV footage inside and outside the school.

It was also investigated that A had downloaded and possessed about 50 obscene materials featuring children and adolescents on his mobile phone.

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