World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 hrs ago
South Korean man jailed for stalking days after release
A court in Chuncheon, South Korea, sentenced a 67-year-old man to one year in prison for stalking and threatening a local shop owner.
He had just served three years in prison for extortion and stalking.
He returned to the shop four days after his release and threatened the owner, who had locked the door to keep him out.
Police warned him to stay away and later separated him from the owner, but he returned again and shouted threats.
The judge said the victim had suffered significant distress and had not received an apology or compensation.
The court also ordered the man to complete 40 hours of stalking treatment.
A South Korean court sentenced a 67-year-old man to one year in prison for stalking a shop owner after his release from prison.
He began approaching and threatening the shop owner just four days after completing a three-year sentence for extortion and stalking.
He ignored a police warning and returned to the shop several times, including in August.
The court also ordered him to complete 40 hours of stalking treatment.
- Who
- A 67-year-old man and the owner of a neighborhood supermarket.
- What
- The man was sentenced to one year in prison for stalking the shop owner.
- When
- He began stalking the owner four days after his release; the court announced the sentence on October 31, 2026.
- Where
- A supermarket in Chuncheon, South Korea.
- Why
- He repeatedly approached and threatened the shop owner. The sources do not state a specific motive.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Four days after his release, the man went to a supermarket in Chuncheon, threatened the owner and kicked the shop door.
He returned to the supermarket despite a police warning and was reported to police again.
He returned and shouted threats at the owner after being questioned by police.
Chuncheon District Court sentenced him to one year in prison and ordered 40 hours of stalking treatment.
- Sentence
- One year in prison
- Treatment order
- 40 hours of stalking treatment
- Defendant
- 67-year-old man
- Prior sentence
- Three years for special extortion and stalking
- Location
- Chuncheon, South Korea
What people are saying
He began stalking only four days after his release, and the victim appears to have suffered considerable mental distress, yet the harm was not made good and he was not forgiven
I came out of prison