Wearing Electronic Ankle Bracelet, Sexual Harassment... 50s Registered Offender, Will a Warrant Be Issued?

Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] A man in his 50s wearing an electronic ankle bracelet was caught by the police for sexually harassing a woman.

According to the Gyeongnam Police Station on the 22nd, at around 5 p.m. on the 21st, suspect A, a man, sexually harassed a woman in her 40s, B, whom he had known for some time.

A is accused of forcibly laying down B, who had come to borrow something at his residence in Jinju, and sexually assaulting her.

At around 6 p.m. that day, A was apprehended in downtown Jinju about 1 hour and 20 minutes after the police, who responded to a report from B’s mother, arrived at the scene.

The police, together with the probation office, tracked the location of the electronic ankle bracelet worn by A and urgently arrested him on charges of violating the Sexual Violence Punishment Act.

A is known to have committed a sex crime in the past, was registered in the personal information registry, and had been ordered to wear the electronic ankle bracelet for five years.

The police stated, “If specific criminal acts are confirmed, we plan to request an arrest warrant.”

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