"I saw you dozing in the hallway..." A man in his 20s who took a woman who was sitting with him to her home was imprisoned, 'not guilty'

Accused of confinement and molestation of woman who had been with him at a drinking party
Prosecutor: “There is no evidence to suggest that he was forcibly brought in.”

A man in his 20s who was accused of dragging a drunk woman to his house and confining her was acquitted by the prosecution.

According to the legal community on the 21st, the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office decided not to indict Mr. A, a man in his 20s who was sent on charges of confinement and forcible molestation on the 19th of last month.

Last May, Mr. A was accused of forcibly dragging B, a drunk woman in her 30s, to his residence and confining her for about 3 hours.

However, Mr. A completely denied the charges. He stated that he was also drunk at the time and came to his senses only after returning home, and that he only brought Mr. B home because he was dozing off in the hallway.

Mr. A explained, “The landlord lived upstairs, and I was concerned that there would be a problem because Mr. B was right in front of the front door, so I agreed to go into the house.”

The prosecution found that Mr. A was not guilty. The prosecution said, “As a result of checking CCTV, it is consistent with the suspect’s statement that he has no recollection from the time of the plaintiff’s meeting,” and added, “There is no clear evidence that the suspect forcibly brought the suspect home even in the recording at the time.”

Attorney Ahn Kwon-seop of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. A, explained, “For an act to be considered a crime, it must cause shame or disgust, and confinement must make it impossible to leave a specific area. In our client’s case, neither of these apply.”

He added, “Through the recording at the time, we explained the difference between ‘passing out’ and ‘alcohol black out,’ which is fragmentary memory loss, and we were able to receive a non-indictment by faithfully explaining that contact with the client was limited to assistance, etc.”

Reporter Seohyun Lee (sunshine@kyeonggi.com)

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