'Sexual Assault' Occurred at COVID-19 Temporary Facility... Male Nurse in His 30s Arrested

Sexual Assault of Fellow Nurse After Drinking Party
Violation of 'Ban on Gatherings of Three or More'

Yongin Dongbu Police Station. /Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] A nurse working at a COVID-19 temporary living facility was arrested by the police on charges of violating quarantine rules by holding a drinking party until dawn and sexually assaulting a female colleague.

The Yongin Eastern Police Station in Gyeonggi announced on the 26th that they had obtained an arrest warrant the previous day (25th) for A (in her 30s), who was booked on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.

Earlier, on the 8th, six employees including A, who were working at a COVID-19 temporary living facility, held a drinking party at a colleague’s residence in Yongin after 6 p.m., violating the 'ban on gatherings of three or more people' after 6 p.m. under social distancing measures.

Afterwards, B, who was intoxicated, returned to the dormitory first and fell asleep, and A followed and committed the crime. B, who had fallen asleep in a heavily intoxicated state, woke up to find some of her clothes removed and reported it to the police.

The police confirmed through closed-circuit television (CCTV) installed at the facility that A entered B’s room, but A is denying the crime, saying, "I don’t remember because I was drunk."

A police official stated, "We confirmed that A and the other five violated the ban on gatherings of three or more people after 6 p.m. under the level 4 social distancing rules and reported it to the city."

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