Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Requests Curfew from 9 PM for Serial Rapist Park Byunghwa... Court Approves

Considering the Expected Residence Period Until October 27, 2023

On the morning of the 1st, Jeong Myeong-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, along with parents and residents of nearby schools, held a press conference demanding the eviction of serial rapist Park Byeong-hwa from a one-room apartment in Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, where he resides.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin, Legal Affairs Specialist] The curfew for serial rapist Park Byeong-hwa (39), known as the 'Suwon Balbari,' has been extended by three hours, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day.

The Suwon District Prosecutors' Office's Women and Children Crime Investigation Division (Chief Prosecutor Kim Bong-jun) announced on the 10th that on the 4th, they requested the court to extend Park Byeong-hwa's curfew from the previous midnight to 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., and the court approved the request on the 8th.

However, considering the expected duration of Park Byeong-hwa's residence at his current address, the court approved the curfew change only until October 27, 2023, setting the curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., the Ministry of Justice reported.

The prosecution also stated that the court approved additional compliance measures restricting Park Byeong-hwa's access to child care facilities such as kindergartens and daycare centers, youth facilities, and educational institutions including elementary, middle, high schools, and universities.

Previously, Park Byeong-hwa was subjected to a 10-year electronic ankle bracelet order, nighttime outing ban, and regular psychiatric counseling and medication treatment related to sexual impulses under the supervision of the Suwon Probation Office.

Park Byeong-hwa was released last month on the 31st after serving 15 years for raping ten women in their 20s by breaking into villas in Gwonseon-gu and Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi Province, from December 2002 to October 2007.

He currently resides in a one-room apartment area near a university in Bongdam-eup, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province.

Residents of Hwaseong-si are continuing protests demanding Park Byeong-hwa's eviction.

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