From the Joong Ang Ilbo:
Two American soldiers were arrested yesterday on charges of beating and attempting to rape a female police officer in downtown Seoul last month, prosecutors said. The soldiers, identified only as a 23-year-old sergeant and a 21-year-old private first class from a U.S. base north of Seoul, are accused of attempting to sexually assault a plainclothes officer in an office bathroom in Seoul on April 5.
The suspects were caught when a janitor heard a scream and alerted police, officials at the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office said. Earlier on the day of the assault, the two men were interrogated at a nearby police station for the alleged sexual harassment of another local woman, police said. The soldiers were released after the woman told police she did not want to punish them. The sergeant confessed to the charges, but the private denied them, the officials said.
What I find weird about this case is that it has been over a month since the incident and the police are just now bringing charges against them? Usually the charges get filed against US soldiers much more quickly, especially in a high profile case like this.Â
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7:27 am on May 8th, 2007 1
9:04 am on May 8th, 2007 2
Methinks, something smells rotten in Denmark…
4:54 pm on May 8th, 2007 3
4:59 pm on May 8th, 2007 4
I’m still waiting to comment. I haven’t seen any evidence, but if the Sgt. actually admitted to it, then there is something to go on.
5:00 pm on May 8th, 2007 5
Your clock is off- it is actually 4pm.
5:04 pm on May 8th, 2007 6
Ahnse Law Offices is representing one of the soldiers. Sean Hayes from the Korea Times articles works with them. Ask him what is going on—-it may be an interesting story if he accepted that case.
12:28 am on May 9th, 2007 7
7:04 am on May 9th, 2007 8
I’m just saying that it is odd that it took so long to file charges against them, which leads me to believe maybe the evidence isn’t so compelling. I’m sure something illegal happened but maybe it wasn’t as bad as originally reported.
12:32 am on May 11th, 2007 9
I know there is something fishy there. Trust me. It is NOT what it seems and due to the fact that there is no evidence and half the stories say it was a janitor the other half say it was a nearbye business owner. Come on people they were two G.I’s That took the fall. They were american soldiers what easier target for something like this in a foreighn country is there.
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