Scary Middle School Girls Forcing 'Jogeon Mannam'... "15-Year-Old Sister's Future Ruined"

Group Assault Out of Grudge for Refusing 'Jogeon Mannam'
Victim's Middle School Girl Family "Perpetrators Spread Assault Video"

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Among the eight perpetrators who forced a middle school girl into a transactional meeting in Pohang, Gyeongbuk, and then collectively assaulted her when she refused, seven have been detained, excluding one juvenile offender. The victim's family has called for strict punishment of the perpetrators and urged for harsher penalties for minors, including juvenile offenders.

According to the Pohang Northern Police Station in Gyeongbuk on the 21st, the Daegu District Court Pohang Branch issued an arrest warrant the previous night for a man in his early 20s, Mr. A, on charges of violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles Against Sexual Abuse. Arrest warrants were also issued for a man in his early 20s, Mr. B, and three middle school girls on charges of violating the Act on the Punishment of Violent Acts.

Earlier, on the 19th, the police arrested a teenage boy in his late teens, Mr. C, on suspicion of participating in joint injury, and also detained a middle school girl under probation, transferring her to the probation office. Additionally, a middle school girl under the age of 14, classified as a juvenile offender, was sent to the family court.

Investigations revealed that Mr. A had instructed the middle school girls he knew to find female students willing to engage in transactional meetings. Consequently, three middle school girls coerced their peer, Ms. D, into a transactional meeting on the 28th of last month. However, Ms. D refused and reported the incident to the police.

When the police investigation began, they summoned two more middle school girls and collectively assaulted Ms. D for three hours from the night of the 7th to the early morning of the 8th. Mr. B and Mr. C are also suspected of participating in the assault by transporting Ms. D in a car during the incident.

During this process, Ms. D sustained severe injuries to her head and body, was admitted to the intensive care unit, and has since been moved to a general ward.

Photo by Cheongwadae National Petition Board capture.

In connection with this, on the 17th, Ms. D's family posted a message titled "Juvenile offenders and minor perpetrators forced my 15-year-old sister into prostitution and collective assault, destroying her future" on the Blue House National Petition Board, urging strict punishment for the perpetrators.

The petitioner stated, "The group assault began with the perpetrators' justification of 'retaliation for reporting' after standing my sister on the rooftop of a building. They surrounded her, indiscriminately hitting her head, face, and body, kicking her, and continued the assault even when she was unconscious." She expressed outrage, saying, "(The perpetrators) repeatedly sexually assaulted my unconscious sister, spat in her mouth, burned her with cigarettes, and committed all sorts of heinous acts that are beyond common sense."

She continued, "They proudly broadcasted this scene in real-time to their peers via video calls and videos, and one student who saw the video reported it."

The petitioner added, "One of the perpetrators, without any remorse for their actions, is still posting photos flaunting romantic moments with their boyfriend and love confessions on social media," and appealed, "I really want to tear apart the perpetrators who are living their lives smiling."

She questioned, "Is the current system for punishing juvenile offenders and minors, who are constantly causing problems, truly adequate to protect our times?" and said, "I want to impose punishments on all perpetrators who might hope for leniency due to their minor status that are equal to or greater than the reality victims have experienced and will continue to face."

Furthermore, the petitioner said, "Please join us to ensure that the perpetrators receive proper and strict punishment, so this does not end as just a small incident that passes by, and so that a realistic protection system for children's stable lives can be established." As of 7:30 PM on the 21st, the petition had received over 78,400 signatures.

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