"Drunk and Hit to Vent Anger"‥ 20s Sentenced for 'Random Assault and Sexual Harassment of Women'

[Asia Economy DB]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] A man in his 20s who indiscriminately assaulted pedestrians and sexually harassed a woman while intoxicated was sentenced to prison.

The Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Jung Moon-sik) announced on the 20th that "A (28), who was indicted on charges of assault and sexual harassment, was sentenced to 10 months in prison and ordered to attend 40 hours of a sexual violence treatment program."

In the verdict, the court explained the sentencing rationale, stating, "Both crimes (assault and sexual harassment) were random acts of violence, so the nature of the crimes is severe and compensation to the victims has not been made," but "the sentence was determined considering that there is no prior record of similar offenses."

A was indicted on charges of assaulting pedestrian B (21) in front of a convenience store near Gangwon National University Hospital in Hyoja-dong, Chuncheon City, in the early morning of March 6.

During the police investigation, A stated that he committed the crime out of frustration while intoxicated for no particular reason and said, "I don't clearly remember the incident at that time."

After assaulting B, A was also investigated for hugging a woman in her 20s from behind and fleeing near the Gangwon National University Chuncheon campus.

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