Followed Victim to Her Home and Attempted Rape... Man in His 30s Detained and Prosecuted

Suspicion of Attempted Rape Detected Through Additional Prosecution Investigation

A man in his 30s has been indicted for attempting to rape a woman he barely knew by chasing her to her doorstep.

According to the prosecution on the 25th, the Women and Children Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Seonnyeo) arrested and indicted a man in his 30s, identified as Mr. A, on charges of attempted rape.

Mr. A is accused of chasing a woman in her 20s to the hallway of an apartment in Sangye-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, around 12:30 a.m. on the 3rd, and attempting to rape her on the emergency stairs.

Initially, the police applied charges of attempted abduction for the purpose of sexual intercourse (attempted) rather than attempted rape against Mr. A and sent him to the prosecution in custody on the 18th. However, after the prosecution further confirmed circumstances of attempted rape based on the victim’s testimony, the charges were revised accordingly.

Under current law, the sentence for attempted abduction for the purpose of sexual intercourse ranges from one year to ten years, while the sentence for attempted rape can be imprisonment for three years or more.

A prosecution official stated, "After reviewing the legal principles for similar cases, we applied the charge of attempted rape, which carries a heavier sentence."

Meanwhile, it is known that Mr. A stated during police investigation that "he does not remember because he was intoxicated."

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