[Exclusive] Couple Hires Private Investigator for Weapon Retaliation After Sexual Assault Case Found Unfounded... Exposed by Prosecution's Supplementary Investigation

Retaliation After Sexual Assault Case Dismissed

Forcing and Recording False Confessions: "I raped her"

Prosecution Secures Evidence Through Supplementary Investigation and Forensics

Additional Investigation Underway After Identifying Possible False Accusation

A woman in her 20s and her boyfriend have been put on trial on charges of kidnapping, torturing, and robbing a victim in retaliation after the sexual assault case she reported was concluded as unfounded. While the case could have been handled as a simple armed robbery and assault at the police stage, a supplementary investigation by the prosecution revealed that it was a premeditated crime intended to force a false confession.

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According to the legal community on April 24, the Criminal Division 2 of the Incheon District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Yoon Wonil) arrested and indicted woman A, in her 20s, and man B, in his 30s, on April 14 on charges including aggravated robbery, aggravated coercion, and aggravated assault.

The two, who are in a romantic relationship, broke into the home of victim C on March 22, bound C with duct tape, and inflicted injuries with a weapon more than 20 times. They threatened C with a weapon, forced a false confession such as "I raped A," and pressured the victim to repeat the same statement at the police station. They also took 13 million won in cash from C.

The crime began after the sexual assault complaint that A had filed against C was dismissed for lack of evidence. The police in charge decided not to refer the case for prosecution, citing audio recordings of conversations and other evidence making it difficult to establish the charges. Angered by this, A and B committed the retaliatory crime to force a false confession from the victim.

The police arrested and detained the two on an emergency basis the day after the crime and referred the case for prosecution. Although the case could have been closed as an armed robbery and assault involving a weapon, the full details were uncovered through the prosecution's supplementary investigation. The prosecution quickly seized the suspects' mobile phones and launched an extensive forensic analysis.

It was revealed that they used a private detective agency to track down C's new residence, to which C had secretly moved after the sexual assault investigation, and personally monitored the victim’s movements, meticulously planning the crime in advance. The prosecution also secured an audio recording of C’s false confession, which had been coerced, as key evidence through the supplementary investigation.

The prosecution is conducting additional investigations, considering the possibility that A’s original sexual assault accusation was itself false. The prosecution is actively reviewing whether A can be charged with false accusation, having seized the victim’s mobile phone and the tools used in the crime. The prosecution stated, "Through an aggressive supplementary investigation, we have secured key evidence and uncovered the full details of the crime," and added, "We will do our utmost to maintain the indictment so that a punishment commensurate with the crime will be imposed."

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