Men in Their 20s to Stand Trial for Sexually Assaulting and Illegally Filming Intoxicated Teenager

Two Main Offenders Detained After Prosecutors' Supplementary Investigation Overcomes "Consent" Claims

Two men in their 20s who sexually assaulted a teenager who had lost consciousness due to intoxication and illegally filmed the act have been indicted after a supplementary investigation by prosecutors.

Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office building. Photo by Yonhap News

On April 15, the Women and Children Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors' Office (headed by Chief Prosecutor Kim Ji-young) announced that it had indicted two men in their 20s on charges of aggravated quasi-rape and illegal filming under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, detaining them, while two additional accomplices were indicted without detention.

According to the prosecution, the accused were indicted for sexually assaulting the victim, who was a minor at the time and in a state of mental and physical incapacitation, and filming the process.

Previously, the police had decided not to refer the case for prosecution, accepting the suspects' claim that "the victim had given consent." However, after the victim filed an objection, the prosecution took over the case and launched a comprehensive reinvestigation. As a result of a detailed analysis of the related video and further supplementary investigation, the prosecution confirmed that the victim was unconscious at the time of the crime. During the pre-trial detention hearing, prosecutors emphasized the seriousness of the harm suffered by the victim, leading to the detention of the two main offenders.

A prosecution official stated, "Going forward, we will continue to listen to the voices of victims and thoroughly investigate cases to reveal the truth," adding, "We will faithfully fulfill our duty as a human rights protection agency."

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