A Woman in Her 50s Pretending to Be Female to Scam Money from Chatting Men Finally Sent to Prison... Court Sentences Her to 1 Year and 6 Months in Prison

The Court Uses Video Equipment to Question Victims Reluctant to Appear in Court

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] A man in his 50s who used a fake name that could be mistaken for a woman's to chat with men, then dressed as a woman to meet and swindle money from the men he chatted with, was sentenced to prison.

On the 21st, according to the legal community, Judge Kim Ji-young of the Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 7 sentenced A (50), who was detained and indicted on fraud charges, to 1 year and 6 months in prison.

The court stated, "The victims' statements to the investigative agencies and the court were very detailed," and added, "Despite the victims likely suffering severe psychological harm from this crime, the defendant only offers excuses that are difficult to accept."

A was prosecuted on charges of swindling approximately 1.2 million won from four men he met through internet chatting while pretending to be a woman.

According to the prosecution's allegations, A, who usually used a fake female name and dressed as a woman, met a man he got to know through internet chatting around May and said, "It's my birthday, so please give me money to buy a gift," then took 100,000 won and ran away.

Also, around the same time, A lied to another man he met in the same way, saying, "I need to buy adult products," and swindled 250,000 won.

He was investigated for deceiving victims who thought he was a woman by pretending as if he would have sexual relations with them.

During the trial, A denied some of the charges and requested a three-party confrontation with the victims.

However, the court used video equipment to question the victims who were reluctant to appear in court as witnesses and found all of A's charges to be guilty.

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