Accidental Recording of Sexual Sounds During Call with Acquaintance... 50s Threaten "Give Me 1 Billion Won"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] A man in his 50s who accidentally overheard sounds of sexual intercourse during a phone call with an acquaintance, recorded it, and demanded money, was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

Today (the 23rd), Judge Nam Seung-min of the Incheon District Court Criminal Division 6 announced that A (52), who was indicted on charges of attempted extortion, was sentenced to 10 months in prison with a 2-year suspension.

On July 9th of last year, A received a call from his acquaintance B. At that time, B accidentally pressed A’s phone number button while having sexual intercourse with a woman. However, A was charged with recording the sounds he accidentally heard over the phone and threatening B with it.

About a month after the incident, in mid-August last year, A met B at a cafe and threatened him, saying, "Give me 1 billion won within ten days," and "If not, I will send the audio file to your family and son-in-law." Afterwards, B gave A 10 million won, but A continued to threaten him, saying, "I said 1 billion won," and "If you don’t bring 1 billion won within a week, I will act in my own way."

Not stopping there, on September 3rd last year, A sent messages to B such as, "Transfer 100 million won by the 10th of this month and take the obscene file. If you break this, I think it would be faster to visit the company and negotiate with your son-in-law."

Judge Nam stated, "The content and circumstances of the defendant’s threats to the victim are reprehensible," but also noted, "Considering that the defendant admitted all the crimes and showed remorse, and that a smooth settlement was reached with the victim," as reasons for sentencing.

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