Prosecutors Summarily Indict Sitting Judge with 3 Million Won Fine for 'Daytime Prostitution in Gangnam'

A sitting judge was summarily indicted on charges of engaging in prostitution during a business trip to Seoul. According to the legal community on the 5th, the Women's and Children's Crime Investigation Division 1 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Kim Eun-mi) recently summarily indicted Judge Lee (42) of the Ulsan District Court for violating the Act on the Punishment of Acts of Prostitution, imposing a fine of 3 million won.

A summary indictment refers to the prosecution requesting the imposition of fines or penalties through written examination instead of a formal trial. If neither the party involved nor the court expresses the need for a formal trial, the sentence becomes final. It is reported that the prosecution made this decision after conducting a written investigation of the judge and reviewing similar case precedents.

Earlier, Judge Lee was accused of paying 150,000 won to a woman he met through a conditional meeting application at a hotel in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of June 22, engaging in prostitution. On the 23rd of last month, the Supreme Court imposed a severe disciplinary action of a three-month suspension on Judge Lee, stating that he "damaged the dignity of a judge and undermined the prestige of the court."

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