Man Fined 3 Million Won for Hitting Sleeping Woman's Covered Buttocks

Busan District Court Dongbu Branch Recognizes Buttocks as Sexually Sensitive Area by Social Norms... Sexual Harassment Acknowledged

Busan District Court.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man who slapped a woman’s buttocks twice while trying to wake up a member sleeping at a club meeting was sentenced to a fine.

On the 21st, according to the Busan District Court, Judge Shim Woo-seung of the Eastern Branch Criminal Division 5 sentenced Mr. A, who was indicted on charges of sexual assault, to a fine of 3 million won and ordered him to complete a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program.

Mr. A was brought to trial on charges of sexual assault for slapping the buttocks of Ms. B twice while waking her up at an internet cafe meeting held at a hotel in Haeundae-gu, Busan, around September 2019.

Mr. A denied the charges, claiming that he only shook the victim to wake her up and did not slap her buttocks.

However, the first-instance court ruled, “In light of the testimonies of the victim and witnesses, it appears that Mr. A slapped Ms. B’s buttocks while waking her up under the blanket,” and added, “The buttocks are considered a sexually sensitive area according to social norms, and this does not change even if it occurred during the process of waking her up.”

Judge Shim stated, “Mr. A denied the act of assault itself and criticized the victim’s intentions despite the witness testimonies largely agreeing on the objective facts,” and “However, considering that he has no prior criminal record for similar offenses, the sentence was determined accordingly.”

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