"The Truth Will Come Out" The Final Moments of a Man in His 50s Who Assaulted Police Officers Upon First Encounter

Sentenced to 1 Year and 2 Months Imprisonment for Forced Indecency Charges

A man in his 50s was sentenced to prison for forcibly molesting a female police officer he met for the first time by touching her body at a celebratory meal for a friend's restaurant opening.

According to Yonhap News on the 8th, Judge Park Hyunjin of the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 2 sentenced A (54), who was indicted without detention on charges of forcible molestation, to 1 year and 2 months in prison and ordered his immediate detention in court.

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A was prosecuted on charges of suddenly touching the chest and body of B, a female police officer in her 40s whom he met for the first time, after getting up and moving next to her while drinking together alone at a celebratory meal for the opening of a friend C’s restaurant in Wonju City at 6:36 p.m. on July 5 last year.

A, who was introduced to B by C, the host of the gathering, as "a long-time friend of my wife (D), like a ○○ friend to a man," committed the crime while C and his wife briefly left the table, saying to B, "Let's see if there is any ○○."

B, an active-duty police officer, came to the meal celebrating the 5th anniversary of her longtime friend D’s business wearing her uniform but changed into comfortable clothes provided by C and his wife, and her occupation had already been introduced.

B informed C and D about the molestation about two hours after the drinking party ended, and the couple gathered everyone who had been at the drinking party, including A, and reported the incident to the police, as stated in the indictment.

During the trial, A claimed, "I never said such things nor molested her," and argued, "It is very unusual that the victim stayed at the same drinking party after the molestation and only reported the incident about two hours later."

The court ruled, "The victim may not have reacted immediately due to the shock of such an unexpected incident, psychological burden of unwanted attention if the matter became public and known to members of her police organization, and hesitation not to spoil the celebratory occasion." It added, "The defendant boldly molested the victim’s intimate parts whom he had just met. Considering that he denied the crime and even slandered the victim as if she were falsely accusing him, causing her mental suffering, the sentence was determined."

A is reported to have appealed the first trial verdict.

Chuncheon District Court Wonju Branch.
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