Minor Sexual Offender Re-Arrested for Drinking During Curfew While Wearing Electronic Ankle Bracelet

Drunk and Saying "I'm Going to Meet a Friend. Arrest Me If You Can"

A man in his 30s who served time and was released for sexually assaulting a minor in the past was re-arrested for violating a court order by repeatedly going out without permission during prohibited early morning hours and drinking alcohol.
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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Jung-wan] A sex offender with a history of sexually assaulting minors was re-arrested after drinking alcohol outside his home during a prohibited outing time while wearing an electronic tracking device (electronic anklet).

The Rapid Investigation Team of the Incheon Probation Office under the Ministry of Justice announced on the 22nd that Mr. A (30) was detained on charges of violating the Act on the Attachment of Electronic Devices.

Mr. A is accused of violating court-ordered compliance four times by drinking alcohol during early morning hours in the Bucheon area of Gyeonggi Province from November 17 last year to the 20th of this month.

In the past, Mr. A was sentenced to three years in prison and five years of electronic anklet attachment in 2011 for sexually assaulting a minor and was released in 2013 after serving his sentence. Subsequently, he was prosecuted again for group weapon assault and forcible molestation and sentenced to four years in prison.

According to the court order received at the time of sentencing in 2011, Mr. A was prohibited from leaving his residence between midnight and 5 a.m. daily while wearing the electronic anklet for five years until August of this year.

However, Mr. A went out during the early morning hours to drink with his girlfriend and badminton club members and did not comply with the probation officer’s instructions to "return home."

Intoxicated, Mr. A shouted, "I have to go meet my friend. Arrest me if you want," refusing to return home and was arrested on the spot as a suspect caught in the act.

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