Another Sex Offender Cut Off Electronic Ankle Bracelet and Fled... Missing for 2 Weeks in Jeonnam

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] In Jangheung, Jeollanam-do, a sex offender cut off his electronic location tracking device (electronic anklet) and fled, and has been missing for two weeks.

According to the Jangheung Police Station and the Gwangju Probation Office of the Ministry of Justice on the 31st, A (50), a sex offender, escaped from his residence in Jangheung-gun at around 2:10 PM on the 21st and has been missing since.

It was investigated that A took a car to a location 18 km away from his residence, cut off the electronic anklet, and fled into a nearby mountain.

The police have issued a wanted notice for A and have been continuing the search for 11 days by securing nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage.

A was sentenced to five years in prison in 2011 for sexually assaulting two juveniles, and was also sentenced to 10 years of public disclosure of personal information and seven years of electronic device attachment.

Meanwhile, in Songpa-gu, Seoul, a man in his 50s with a sex crime record, Kang, damaged his electronic anklet and killed two women on the 27th before surrendering.

Kang served 15 years in prison for special forcible molestation in 2006 and was released in May this year. He was ordered to wear an electronic anklet for five years. The court conducted a pre-trial detention hearing for Kang on the same day and issued an arrest warrant, citing "risk of flight."

Before appearing in court, Kang kicked away reporters' microphones when asked about his motive, and after the hearing, he showed no remorse by saying, "I regret not killing more," which sparked public outrage.

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