A public official in his 50s was arrested by police for multiple instances of sexual assault and abuse of a minor.
According to police on the 3rd, the Wonmi Police Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, arrested Mr. A (55), a public official from Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, on charges such as sexual intercourse by coercion under the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth.
The Incheon District Court Bucheon Branch conducted a pre-arrest interrogation of Mr. A the previous day and issued a warrant, stating that there was a risk of flight or evidence destruction.
Mr. A is accused of sexually assaulting a minor, Ms. B, in an apartment in Wonmi District, Bucheon, last March.
The investigation revealed that Mr. A had sexually assaulted and abused Ms. B, whom he met via a chat app, nine times.
It also appeared that Mr. A injured Ms. B's mother during the incident.
Police began an investigation after receiving a 112 report from Ms. B's mother, who discovered Mr. A's sexual crime circumstances at the time.
After digital forensics of mobile phones and suspect interrogation, police applied for a pre-arrest warrant for Mr. A.
Previously, Chungju City notified police to initiate the investigation and suspended Mr. A from his position, removing him from work.