World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 hrs ago
South Korean man gets suspended sentence for repeatedly contacting woman
A court in Chuncheon, South Korea, sentenced a 29-year-old man for stalking a woman he met while playing an online game.
From March to August last year, he contacted her more than 400 times after she blocked him on KakaoTalk.
He used the app’s gift feature to send her gifts and press for a conversation.
The man had repeatedly asked her to have a romantic relationship with him, although he already had a girlfriend.
The woman had told him she did not want private contact, and the court said his actions caused her significant anxiety and mental distress.
He was sentenced to six months in prison, but the sentence was suspended for two years.
The court said it took into limited account that he admitted the offences and deposited money for the woman.
A South Korean man received a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, for repeatedly contacting a woman who had rejected him.
The Chuncheon District Court said he contacted her more than 400 times against her wishes.
The two had met while playing an online game, and the man continued reaching out after she blocked him on KakaoTalk.
The judge said the woman appeared to have experienced considerable anxiety and mental distress.
The court took into limited consideration that the man admitted the offenses and deposited money for the victim.
- Who
- A 29-year-old man and a woman he met through an online game.
- What
- He was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for two years, for stalking her by contacting her more than 400 times against her wishes.
- When
- He contacted her from March to August last year. The court announced the sentence on October 13.
- Where
- Chuncheon District Court, South Korea.
- Why
- He repeatedly sought a romantic relationship with the woman, who had rejected him and asked him not to contact her privately.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The man contacted the woman more than 400 times after she blocked him on KakaoTalk and asked him not to contact her privately.
Chuncheon District Court sentenced him to six months in prison, suspended for two years.
- Sentence
- Six months in prison, suspended for two years
- Contacts
- More than 400
- Contact period
- March–August last year
- Court
- Chuncheon District Court
- Age
- 29
What people are saying
The victim appears to have experienced considerable anxiety and mental distress.
Sources
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