Man in His 30s Urgently Arrested in Jeju for Attempted Abduction of Elementary Student Using 'Part-Time Job' Lure

Attempted Abduction Near Elementary School

A man in his 30s was apprehended by the police in Jeju for attempting to lure an elementary school student into his car.

Police image. Photo by Yonhap News

On September 10, the Seogwipo Police Station in Jeju announced that they had detained a man in his 30s, identified as Mr. A, for questioning on charges of attempted abduction and enticement of a minor.

Mr. A is accused of trying to lure an elementary school girl, identified as Miss B, into his car around 2:40 p.m. the previous day. The incident occurred on a roadside about 170 meters away from an elementary school in Jungmun-dong, Seogwipo City. He allegedly tried to entice her by saying things like "Do you want a part-time job?" and offering to show her something interesting.

At that moment, Miss B refused and tried to check the car's license plate, at which point Mr. A reportedly fled the scene immediately.

After receiving Miss B's report, the police responded and analyzed nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, leading to Mr. A's emergency arrest within about three hours.

Mr. A, an office worker, is reportedly known to have a prior criminal record, including past offenses of molestation.

The police plan to request an arrest warrant for Mr. A.

Recently, there have been a series of attempted abductions of elementary school students in regions such as Seoul and Gyeonggi Province. According to the police, on August 28, three men in their 20s attempted to abduct lower-grade elementary school boys near an elementary school in Hong-eun-dong, Seodaemun District, Seoul, but were caught. On September 8, in Gwangmyeong City, Gyeonggi Province, a high school student in his teens was apprehended by police after attempting to drag an elementary school girl home from school.

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