Prosecution Arrests and Indicts 80-Year-Old for Luring and Sexually Assaulting Elementary School Students on Their Way to School... Third Case Following 2017 and 2018

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] An man in his 80s accused of luring an elementary school student on her way to school to his home and sexually assaulting her has been indicted while in custody.

The Criminal Division 2 of the Namyangju Branch of Uijeongbu District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Son Jeong-sook) announced on the 24th that A (83) was indicted in custody on charges of rape and sexual assault of a minor under 13 under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act.

A is accused of approaching an 11-year-old elementary school student B, who was on her way to school in a residential area in Gyeonggi Province on the 27th of last month, saying "You're pretty," then luring her to his home and sexually assaulting her.

At the time, the police responded to a report from the victim's parents on the day of the incident, promptly arrested A, and placed him in custody.

Meanwhile, during the subsequent investigation, it was revealed that A was a former public official and had previously been sentenced to suspended imprisonment and fines in 2017 and 2018 for sexually assaulting elementary school girls.

At that time, the court did not impose a prison sentence nor order public disclosure of his identity, citing A's advanced age, his faithful life as a public official, and the inability to definitively conclude a risk of reoffending.

The prosecution, considering A to pose a risk of reoffending, also requested orders for electronic monitoring and probation after the completion of his sentence.

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