Sillim-dong Hiking Trail Sexual Assault Perpetrator "Sorry to the Victim... Wishing a Speedy Recovery"

Police Report Claims "Attempted Rape"
Denies Influence of Weapon Rampage

Choi Mo (30), the suspect in the sexual assault case on a hiking trail in Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, appeared in court on the 19th for a detention hearing. It was reported that he claimed during the police investigation that the sexual assault was only an attempted act.

The suspect Choi, involved in the sexual assault case on the Sillim-dong hiking trail, is leaving Gwanak Police Station on the 19th to attend the warrant hearing at the Seoul Central District Court.
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At around 1:30 PM on the 19th, Choi left the Gwanak Police Station to attend the pre-detention suspect hearing (warrant hearing). When asked by reporters if it was true that he claimed the sexual assault was only an attempt, he replied, "Yes." When asked if he was influenced by the stabbing incidents at Sillim Station and Seohyeon Station, he denied, saying, "That is not the case." When asked if he felt sorry for the victim, he responded, "I am sorry. I wish for a speedy recovery."

At 2:30 PM on the same day, Chief Judge Kim Bong-gyu of the Seoul Central District Court held a warrant hearing for Choi, who was charged with rape and injury under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act. The decision on whether to issue the warrant is expected to be made later that afternoon.

The police applied charges of rape and injury under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act against Choi. It was investigated that Choi assaulted the victim while wearing metal knuckles on both hands. The police judged that Choi's crime was brutal and caused serious harm, and are considering disclosing his identity under the Act on the Punishment of Specific Violent Crimes, as well as conducting a psychopathy diagnosis test.

Earlier, on the morning of the 17th, Choi is accused of approaching a woman he did not know on a hiking trail in a mountain park connected to a park in Sillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, attempting to sexually assault her and beating her with a weapon to the point of losing consciousness. The police responded to a report from a hiker and arrested Choi at the crime scene. The victim is currently unconscious and hospitalized at a university hospital in Seoul receiving treatment.

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