World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 hrs ago
South Korean Man Fined for Repeatedly Contacting Former Classmate
A court in Chuncheon fined a 23-year-old man 1 million won for stalking a former elementary school classmate.
The pair had not been in contact since they finished elementary school.
He sent messages and tried to call her dozens of times in July, telling her he had liked her and asking to meet for a meal.
He kept contacting her after police warned him to stop, including again about 25 minutes after she reported him.
The court also ordered him to complete 40 hours of a stalking treatment program.
The judge said the repeated contact and disregard of the warning were serious, but also considered the man’s mental health and other circumstances.
The man had challenged an earlier summary order by asking for a full trial; the court’s sentence was announced after that trial.
A South Korean court fined a 23-year-old man 1 million won for repeatedly contacting a former elementary school classmate.
The court also ordered him to complete 40 hours of a stalking treatment program.
He sent direct messages and tried to call the woman between July 14 and 19, after years without contact.
He continued messaging her after police warned him not to contact or visit her.
The judge cited the repeated unwanted contact but said the defendant’s mental health and other circumstances were considered in setting the sentence.
- Who
- A 23-year-old man and his former elementary school classmate, a 22-year-old woman.
- What
- The man was fined 1 million won for stalking and ordered to complete 40 hours of a treatment program.
- When
- The contacts occurred from July 14 through July 21; the sentence was announced on November 14.
- Where
- Chuncheon District Court in South Korea.
- Why
- He repeatedly contacted the woman and expressed that he had liked her. The court said he continued after a police warning.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The man sent 14 direct messages or tried to call his former classmate.
He contacted her again about 25 minutes after she reported him.
He sent 16 direct messages in total after the initial period of contact.
Chuncheon District Court sentenced him to a 1 million won fine and ordered 40 hours of stalking treatment.
- Fine
- 1 million won
- Treatment program
- 40 hours
- Man’s age
- 23
- Former classmate’s age
- 22
- Messages
- 16 direct messages through July 21
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What people are saying
His responsibility is not minor because he repeatedly sent messages against the victim’s wishes and continued after being warned by police.