40s Man Attempted to Kidnap and Rob Only Female Instructors at Famous Academy

Targeting Only Famous Female Academy Instructors
7 Pre-Site Inspections with Accomplices Conducted

A man in his 40s who attempted to kidnap famous female academy instructors to extort money has been indicted. This man targeted well-known academy instructors whose lecture schedules and residences were publicly known.

The Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Soo-min) announced on the 13th that Park (40) was arrested and indicted on charges including attempted special robbery and preparation for robbery. Park is accused of attempting to kidnap a famous academy instructor, A, at an academy parking lot on May 19th together with Kim (41, deceased) to demand money, but the attempt failed.

Kim got into the back seat of the vehicle the moment A got into her husband's car and threatened A and her husband with a weapon he carried. Park was waiting at a prearranged location to pick up Kim and escape while Kim was committing the crime.

A man in his 40s who attempted to kidnap a famous academy instructor to extort money has been arrested and indicted.
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However, Kim's crime failed as A's husband fiercely resisted. Afterwards, Kim fled but took an extreme measure, resulting in the case being closed without prosecution.

Earlier, Park is also accused of kidnapping another academy instructor, B, from the 2nd to the 6th of the same month and attempting to extort money. He is also suspected of spying on the academy and residences located in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul at that time.

According to the police investigation, Park and Kim targeted individuals who were presumed unable to report to the police even if harmed due to concerns about 'image damage' as instructors. It was also found that Kim thoroughly researched academy instructor rankings, salaries, ages, and marital status through internet searches in advance. The two showed meticulousness by conducting seven preliminary inspections of the crime scenes based on this information.

Park tried to shift most of the responsibility for the crimes onto the deceased Kim. However, the prosecution judged, based on on-site verification, call records, vehicle black box footage, weapon fingerprints, and DNA analysis results, that he was involved in the entire crime and even planned the escape.

Additionally, the prosecution confirmed that Park took nude photos of women he had sexual relations with three times in Southeast Asia last February and posted them in a group chat room, applying charges for violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes.

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