Inducing Sexual Relations with Acquaintance and Threatening... 20s Sentenced for Extorting 300 Million Won

All 24 Accomplices Referred to Prosecution
Also Threatened to Report After Inducing Drunk Driving

A man in his 20s who coerced sexual relations with a woman he had pre-arranged through an acquaintance and threatened to report it as a sex crime if there was no agreement, extorting hundreds of millions of won, was sentenced to prison.

On the 11th, Judge Jo Su-yeon of the Cheongju District Court Criminal Division 4 sentenced A (27), who was tried on charges of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes (joint extortion), to 4 years and 4 months in prison, and B (28), who participated in the crime, to 2 years and 2 months.

From January 2022 for about a year, A and others invited acquaintances and arranged drinking parties disguised as spontaneous meetings with women they had pre-arranged, inducing sexual relations.

The group showed meticulous planning by dividing roles such as the lure who encouraged sexual relations, the woman who engaged in sexual relations, and a person impersonating a guardian to threaten the victim. When the victim actually had relations, they threatened, saying "The woman says she was raped," and "We will help you avoid reporting, so pay a settlement," extorting money.

Additionally, one person asked the victim to move their car briefly during the drinking party to induce driving, and another deliberately caused a minor collision and threatened to report it as drunk driving to extort money.

A and others targeted friends or seniors they knew and extorted about 300 million won from around 20 people. The police applied the same charges to 24 people who conspired in the crime and sent them to the prosecution.

Judge Jo explained the sentencing, saying, "Considering the method of the crime, the nature of the offense is very bad, and since minors were among the women involved, strict punishment is necessary," and "I took into account that the defendant committed another crime during the probation period and did not reach an agreement with the victims."

Eleanor Williams' claims of being kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and trafficked by Asian men were all proven to be false.
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Meanwhile, in May 2020, news about a British woman who falsely claimed to have been kidnapped, sexually assaulted, and trafficked by Asian men, causing harm to innocent men, also attracted attention.

Eleanor Williams (23), who caused confusion in the investigation system with lies, bought a hammer and self-inflicted injuries on her face, then claimed on social media that she was beaten and sexually assaulted by an Asian male gang. She even gave the police detailed explanations, including building layouts, about the place where she was allegedly kidnapped by the gang.

As the police investigated the case, innocent men who were falsely accused faced death threats or attempted extreme measures during the investigation.

The police found no evidence to support Williams' statements and discovered contradictions in her testimony. Ultimately, Williams was sentenced to 8 years and 6 months on nine charges, including obstruction of justice.

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