A man in his 30s who damaged an electronic ankle bracelet and fled after attempting sexual assault has been arrested and sent to prosecution.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] A man who damaged an electronic tracking device (electronic anklet) and fled after attempting sexual assault has been handed over to the prosecution while in custody.

On the 29th, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul announced that they had sent a man in his 30s, identified as Mr. A, to prosecution on charges of trespassing and attempted rape.

According to the police, Mr. A is accused 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 the victim's report, apprehended Mr. A the next day at an officetel in Incheon.

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

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

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