"Busan Spinning Kick" Perpetrator Sends Threatening Letter to Ex-Girlfriend from Detention Center... Why?

Busan Prosecutors Investigate Lee for Retaliation Threats
"Busan Spinning Kick" Perpetrator Faces Additional Charges for Intimidating Ex-Girlfriend and Victim

The perpetrator of the so-called "Busan spinning kick" case, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assaulting a woman with the intent to sexually assault her while she was on her way home in Busan, has now been referred to the prosecution on charges of threatening his ex-girlfriend.

According to the legal community on October 5, the Busan District Prosecutors' Office, Western Branch, is investigating Lee (31), the perpetrator of the "Busan spinning kick" case, on charges including retaliation threats under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes, insult, and intimidation.

CCTV footage of the Busan spinning kick incident. Photo by Yonhap News, Yonhap News TV

Lee is accused of sending threatening letters to his ex-girlfriend, identified as A, from the detention center. It is reported that Lee harbored resentment because A did not visit him at the detention center.

Separately, the prosecution is also investigating Lee for threatening to retaliate against the victim of the spinning kick incident. In connection with this, Lee was placed in solitary confinement for 30 days, which is the most severe disciplinary measure imposed on inmates in correctional facilities.

If the prosecution indicts Lee for both cases, he will stand trial as an inmate, and his sentence may be extended.

Meanwhile, on May 22 of last year at around 5 a.m., Lee was indicted on charges of attempted murder with rape under the Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, after following the victim for about 10 minutes in Busanjin District, Busan, and assaulting her at the entrance of an officetel in an attempt to kill her. On September 21, the Supreme Court upheld his 20-year prison sentence for attempted murder and other charges.

After the Supreme Court's final ruling, the victim stated, "While the perpetrator may be thinking about how to live for the next 20 years, the victim will have to spend a lifetime worrying about how to live after those 20 years. It is deeply saddening."

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