Via a reader tip comes this news about a US Army private sexually assaulted by a Korean man in Uijongbu:
The Uijeongbu Police Station in Gyeonggi-do is investigating after apprehending 25-year-old Mr. A on July 11 on charges of sexually assaulting a female member of the US military.
According to police, at approximately 3am on July 11, Mr. A sexually assaulted 18-year-old Ms. B, a private in the 2nd infantry division, in the 3rd basement level of a building in Uijeongbu.
The police investigation found that Mr. A was drinking in a nightclub for Koreans on the second basement level, then followed Pvt. B when she went to the bathroom and sexually assaulted her.
Mr. A was recorded on camera with Pvt. B by 20-year-old Pvt. C, a female colleague of Pvt. B.
Police plan to apply for an arrest warrant for Mr. A when their investigation is complete. [Chosun Ilbo]
It will be interesting to see what happens with this case considering how prior US soldiers that were sexually assaulted and raped by Koreans received little to no justice. It will also be interesting to see how different the punishment will be for this crime when compared to sentences the soldiers who have assaulted elderly Koreans including one this weekend in Uijongbu received.
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10:20 am on July 18th, 2011 1
I would hope that Mr. A remains anonymous to any USFK or other friends of Ms. B…
Of course, my recollection of unit cohesion might be out of date…
12:16 pm on July 18th, 2011 2
I already commented on this when Leon LaPorte first mentioned it, but I’ll repost it here.
At some point, I want to write a comprehensive post on such assaults lately. They do happen, and yes, this was obviously reported in the Korean media, but these stories affect public perceptions far less. I’d like to see some of the women’s groups get behind the victim a bit more (not sure how much, if any, they already do), but them probably being chinboistas, they wouldn’t care. If you asked them about sexual assaults on USFK personnel by Korean perps they might respond, “Does that even happen?“
And I hope the woman gets the treatment and care she needs, along with respect for her privacy.
4:29 pm on July 19th, 2011 3
Am I missing something in the story, or is it customary nowadays to take videos or pictures of a friend being assaulted before rendering assistance to a “colleague”? I guess it’s good for evidence, but shouldn’t she have tried to stop her from getting f’d, instead of deciding on what f-stop to use?