From Masturbation to Men Urinating... The Many Forms of 'Indecent Acts' on the Subway

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Men engaging in obscene acts in subway stations were consecutively arrested by the police. Additionally, a man who exposed his genitals inside a train faced legal punishment.

According to the police on the 11th, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul arrested A (50) under the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes for entering a multi-use facility for sexual purposes.

A is suspected of masturbating in the women's restroom at Sinnonhyeon Station on Subway Line 9 around 2:40 p.m. on the 6th. Police who responded to a report stating, "It seems like moaning sounds are coming from the adjacent stall in the restroom," arrested A on the spot.

A man in his 20s, B, who urinated toward a woman ahead of him on the escalator at Juan Station in Incheon, was also caught by the police. He later took his own life while under non-custodial investigation.

B is suspected of urinating on a woman in her 20s on the escalator inside Juan Station on Incheon Subway Line 2 in Michuhol District around 10:30 p.m. on the 23rd of last month. The victim reportedly fought physically with the intoxicated B and personally took him to the station office to report to the police.

In April, a man in his 40s, C, who was accused of exposing his genitals inside a subway train, was sentenced to a suspended prison term in the first trial.

Judge Kim Sung-dae of the Criminal Division 6 at the Seoul Western District Court sentenced C, who was charged with public obscenity, to 8 months in prison with a 2-year suspension. He was also ordered to attend 40 hours of sexual violence treatment lectures and was banned from employment at child and youth-related institutions and welfare facilities for the disabled for 3 years.

C is accused of opening his zipper and exposing his genitals inside a train heading from Yeonsinnae Station to Ogeum Station on Subway Line 3 around 9:30 p.m. on November 2 last year. It was confirmed that he committed this act in front of two female passengers. C is known to have been fined three times since 2011 for public obscenity offenses.

Judge Kim stated, "He caused sexual shame and discomfort to numerous unspecified people," and added, "This also hinders the formation of sound sexual norms, making the nature of the crime particularly bad."

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