50s Fined After Disturbance When Stopped for Drying Underwear with Sauna Hair Dryer

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] A man in his 50s who caused a disturbance for several tens of minutes after being stopped from drying his underwear with a hairdryer in a sauna was sentenced to a fine in the first trial.

According to the court on the 24th, Judge Shim Hyun-geun of the Criminal Division 11 at the Seoul Central District Court recently sentenced A (53, male), who was indicted on charges of obstruction of business and property damage, to a fine of 3 million won.

Earlier, A was brought to trial on charges of causing a disturbance after being stopped by B (37), the sauna security manager, while drying his underwear with a hairdryer provided in the men's changing room of a sauna in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, around 9:40 a.m. on April 17 last year.

At the time, A was investigated to have verbally abused B with phrases such as "XX, owner come out here" and "I will tear your mouth that speaks informally," and threatened B several times as if to hit him.

He is also accused of kicking and damaging items at the counter and throwing glass bottles on the floor to break them, causing a disturbance for about 30 minutes.

The first trial found him guilty of the charges. Judge Shim stated, "The defendant has committed similar offenses several times before and after this incident and has already been punished with a fine," adding, "There is no circumstance to consider that the victim's damage has been restored. The defendant needs punishment commensurate with his responsibility."

However, the judge also said, "The defendant admitted to the crime, and the degree of obstruction of business and property damage is limited," and "considered various sentencing factors such as the defendant's age, character, criminal record, circumstances of the crime, and attitude after the crime."

A has appealed against this ruling.

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