50s Man Pretends Self-Harm During Video Call with Ex-Girlfriend, Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] On the 3rd, Kim Min-sang, Chief Judge of Criminal Division 1 at Changwon District Court, sentenced A (52), who was prosecuted for pretending to self-harm while video calling an ex-lover (violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection), to six months in prison.

On March 27 of this year, A pretended to self-harm with a weapon during a video call with his ex-lover at his residence in Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam.

Using this method, he sent videos, photos, and messages that induced fear or anxiety 23 times until May 16.

A suspected his ex-lover was seeing another man, assaulted her, and then broke up. After she refused to meet him, he harbored resentment and committed the crime.

Chief Judge Kim stated, "The repeated sending of threatening text messages caused significant harm, and considering the content, the nature of the crime is not good," adding, "Given the seriousness of the matter and the extent of the damage, a corresponding punishment is necessary."

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