Daechi-dong Academy Instructor Who Stalked and Assaulted Director Who Fired Himself

A man in his 40s who stalked and assaulted a female academy director after being fired was handed over to the prosecution.

The Suseo Police Station in Seoul announced on the 23rd that they had sent Mr. An (42) to the prosecution on the 18th of this month under custody on charges of violating the Stalking Punishment Act and causing injury.

Mr. An is accused of stalking Ms. A, the director of a private academy in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, where he worked until the end of 2020, by repeatedly calling and sending text messages for over two years. In February, he allegedly dragged Ms. A out of a class and took her to an alley where he slapped her three times.

Mr. An was hired by the academy in 2020 by falsifying his academic background and age, but was fired at the end of that year after it was revealed that he verbally abused students and had a false resume. Investigations showed that Mr. An held a grudge over this and committed the crimes.

During this process, Mr. An threatened the victim by mentioning the perpetrator of the 'Sindang Station stalking murder case,' saying, "Think of Jeon Joo-hwan."

It was also revealed that Mr. An was on a two-year probation period with an eight-month suspended prison sentence handed down in May 2021 after being convicted of a sex crime.

The police received Ms. A's complaint on the 9th of last month and arrested Mr. An on April 12.

Ms. A reportedly stopped operating the academy around the end of February, citing anxiety.

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