Attempted Sexual Assault After Tampering with Electronic Monitoring Bracelet... Man in His 30s Arrested

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man who damaged an electronic tracking device (electronic anklet) and fled, attempting sexual assault, has been arrested.

Seoul Yeongdeungpo Police Station announced on the 21st that they have arrested a man in his 30s, identified as A, on charges of trespassing and attempted rape.

According to the police, A is suspected of following a woman he had just met into her home in Yeongdeungpo-gu on the afternoon of the 17th and attempting to sexually assault her.

Police, responding to a report from the victim, apprehended A the next day at an officetel in Incheon.

During the investigation, police discovered that A, a registered sex offender required to wear an electronic anklet, removed the device in Incheon before traveling to Seoul to commit the crime.

At the time A removed the electronic anklet, no alarm sounded, and the Ministry of Justice, which supervises A, reportedly did not realize his status until after being notified by the police.

The police and the Special Judicial Police of the Incheon Probation Office under the Ministry of Justice are investigating A to determine the exact motive for the crime and the circumstances under which he removed the electronic anklet.

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