Teen Arrested for Sexual Harassment in Osaka Trip... Seokyeongdeok Calls It a "National Disgrace"

"We Must Strictly Observe Global Etiquette"

A Korean teenage boy traveling in Japan was arrested in Osaka on charges of sexually harassing a Japanese high school girl, prompting Professor Seokyung Deok of Sungshin Women's University to criticize it as a "national disgrace."

On the 27th, Professor Seo stated on his social media (SNS), "This incident is receiving heavy criticism on platforms like Yahoo Japan," adding, "If he is forcibly deported to Korea, a strong punishment should be imposed to set an example so that such incidents never happen again."

Professor Seo emphasized, "With the Lunar New Year holiday being long, many people are traveling abroad," and urged, "We must strictly observe basic 'global etiquette,' such as refraining from writing Korean graffiti at tourist spots or causing disturbances on the streets while drinking, to avoid damaging the image of the Republic of Korea."

A street in Osaka, Japan. Photo by AFP Yonhap News

According to the Sankei Shimbun and others on the previous day, A (18), who entered Japan on the 19th with two friends, was arrested on charges of sexually harassing a high school girl sitting at a bus stop by hugging her from behind and touching her body.

The police, through security cameras, identified the suspect in this incident that occurred in late this month as A, who was staying at a nearby hotel, and apprehended him as he was leaving the hotel. A admitted to the crime.

The police are conducting additional investigations, suspecting that A also committed a similar act against a woman in her 30s a day before the sexual harassment of the high school girl.

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