20s Male Fined 4 Million KRW for Public Indecency After Urinating in Front of Woman He Followed

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man who was prosecuted for following an unknown woman, passing her, and exposing himself while urinating was sentenced to a fine.

On the 12th, the 8th Criminal Division of Daegu District Court (Chief Judge Park Seong-jun) announced that it sentenced A, a man in his 20s charged with public obscenity, to a fine of 4 million won.

Additionally, he was ordered to complete 40 hours of sexual violence treatment programs and was banned from employment at child and youth-related institutions and facilities for the disabled for one year.

The court stated, “There is no special reason for the defendant to have run a long distance following the victim’s path to the alley where the crime took place to urinate in public,” and ruled, “The defendant’s claim that he only urinated and did not commit obscene acts is unfounded.”

A was prosecuted for lowering his pants and committing obscene acts in front of B, a woman in her 20s, in an alley in Suseong-gu, Daegu, at around 10:25 p.m. on January 23.

It was investigated that A passed B, whom he was following, hid inside the alley, and committed the crime when the victim approached.

The court explained, “This crime causes sexual shame and discomfort to an unspecified number of people and is of a serious nature,” and added, “Since the defendant denies his crime and shows no remorse, there is a sufficient possibility of reoffending, so it is necessary to impose a punishment corresponding to the guilt.”

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