Unlike John, in my experience, soldiers almost always confess. One of the reasons I love soldiers is they may do stupid things now and again but they usually own up to it when presented with the evidence. I am simply cautioning you that one should NEVER assume the guilt of a soldier involved in a crime in Korea based on an account in a Korean newspaper or a Korean news service. There are undoubtedly thugs and punks in uniform but having been falsely accused in the Korean system and knowing a number of people who have been similarly falsely accused, I tend to wait to see more facts before rendering a judgment.