High School Dropout Forced Middle Schooler to Get Carp and Dokkaebi Tattoos on Body

Additional Extortion Charge in Special Injury Case
Prosecutors: "Irreparable Physical and Mental Harm"

A high school dropout who forcibly tattooed a junior middle school student was brought to trial.

On the 12th, the Criminal Division 3 of Incheon District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Son Jeong-hyun) announced that they had added charges of special injury and extortion against A (15), a high school dropout who was referred by the police on charges of violating the Medical Service Act, and indicted him without detention.

Mr. A is accused of forcibly tattooing two junior middle school students, including Mr. B (14), at a motel in Incheon last October.
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A is suspected of forcibly tattooing two junior middle school students, including B (14), at a motel in Incheon in October last year. It was investigated that he tattooed a 20 cm-long carp and goblin-shaped tattoos on B’s and others’ thighs using an electric machine.

During the supplementary investigation after receiving the case from the police, the prosecution judged that the electric tattoo machine with needles is a dangerous object and changed the injury charge to special injury.

In addition, it was additionally confirmed that A took about 20,000 won from B from March last year to May this year, and the extortion charge was also included in the indictment.

Earlier, A denied the charges during the police investigation, saying, "B wanted it and consented to the tattoo," but B claimed that "I did not want the tattoo, but was used as an experiment subject."

A prosecution official said, "A caused irreparable physical and mental damage to the victims," and added, "Considering the seriousness of the case and the extent of the damage, we decided to indict after a meeting of the Prosecutors' Citizen Committee."

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