Police Arrest Man in His 30s for 'Bodily Fluid Terror' Against Women on Subway

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A man who secretly inserted contraceptive devices containing his bodily fluids into women while roaming subway stations in the Seoul metropolitan area for seven months was eventually apprehended by the police.

According to the police on the 12th, the Gangdong Police Station in Seoul sent Mr. A, a man in his 30s, to the prosecution without detention earlier this month on charges including property damage and violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (indecent act in a crowded public place).

Mr. A is suspected of placing contraceptive devices containing his bodily fluids into the bags or clothing pockets of women at subway stations in Seoul and Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, over approximately seven months starting around November last year.

During this period, a total of 10 victim reports were filed with the police: 3 at Gangdong Police Station, 2 at Jungbu Police Station in Seoul, and 2 at Hanam Police Station in Gyeonggi. Analysis of the bodily fluid components by the National Forensic Service confirmed that the perpetrator was the same individual.

The police tracked Mr. A through closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and arrested him on the 15th of last month in Jung-gu, Seoul.

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