A Man Who Invaded a Women's Goshiwon and Sniffed Shoes... Busan District Court Sentences with Suspended Prison Term

Last July, a man was caught on CCTV entering a women-only goshiwon in Nam-gu, Busan, and smelling shoes placed in the shoe rack.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A man who entered a women-only goshi-tel, smelled shoes, and stole several pairs (reported in the online edition on September 6, 2021) was sentenced to imprisonment with a suspended sentence.

The Busan District Court East Branch Criminal Division 5 (Judge Shim Woo-seung) announced on the 11th that Mr. A, who was indicted for nighttime residential intrusion theft, was sentenced to 4 months in prison with a 1-year suspended sentence.

According to the police and the court, Mr. A is accused of breaking into the third floor of a women-only goshi-tel in Nam-gu, Busan, at 3:57 a.m. on July 3 last year, stealing one pair of women's flat shoes and four pairs of shoes including beige sneakers stored in the shoe rack, and fleeing.

He is also accused of breaking into the same goshi-tel a month later and stealing an additional pair of sneakers.

This case became known after the Busan police arrested Mr. A in September last year and released CCTV footage showing his actions during the crime on social media.

In the video, Mr. A is seen repeatedly smelling shoes, putting them back in the shoe rack, and smelling other shoes again.

Police, who responded to reports of shoes frequently disappearing from the goshi-tel, tracked the man's movements, caught Mr. A, and found several pairs of women's shoes at his home.

According to the court, it was confirmed that Mr. A committed the crime to satisfy sexual pleasure by smelling women's shoes.

The court stated, "Mr. A stole shoes from a women-only goshi-tel at night, and the number of times was not limited to one. However, considering that Mr. A has reflected on his wrongdoing, has no prior criminal record, and reached a settlement with the goshi-tel management," the court ruled accordingly.

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