"Karaoke Assistant Called" ... 60-Year-Old Catholic Priest Assaults Police While Drunk

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jucheol In] A 60-year-old Catholic priest was fined for assaulting a police officer who requested him to go home because he could not call for a helper.

The Daegu District Court Criminal Division 3 (Presiding Judge Kim Hyung-tae) announced on the 13th that it sentenced Father A (63), a priest at a church in Daegu, to a fine of 3 million won for charges of assaulting a police officer and using abusive language while intoxicated (obstruction of official duties).

According to the court, Father A caused a disturbance around 12:20 a.m. on December 3 last year at a karaoke room in Suseong-gu, Daegu, demanding that a helper be called.

The karaoke business owner reported to the police that "a customer is causing a disturbance," and when the responding police officer advised, "We cannot call a helper, so please go home," Father A was prosecuted for insulting the officer and striking the officer's left cheek once.

The court stated, "The defendant, who was intoxicated, hurled severe insults and used physical force against the responding police officer who was trying to calm him down, so the guilt cannot be taken lightly," but also noted, "It appears he lost self-control due to drinking more than his usual capacity, and fortunately, the police officer was not injured."

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