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Call 112, number 17… Couple Rain and Kim Tae-hee accused of stalking in their 40s

The Yongsan Police Station in Seoul announced on the 30th that it had sent A (47) to the prosecution on charges of stalking singer and actor Jung Ji-hoon (Rain) and Kim Tae-hee.

According to the police and prosecutors, Mr. A is suspected of causing concern, such as visiting the Jeong family’s house in Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu several times and ringing the doorbell.

It is known that a total of 17 112 reports related to Mr.

From March last year to October last year, before enforcing the Stalking Penalty Act, Mr.

On February 27th, Mr A was arrested as a current offender by the police who came to the scene after ringing the doorbell again on 27 February.

Police initially decided not to appeal in April because it was difficult to see the continuity and repeatability required to establish a stalking offence.

However, it was confirmed that the prosecution sent Mr A without detention on the 22nd of this month as the prosecution demanded a re-investigation and transfer.

An officer from the prosecution explained, “After the enforcement of the Stalking Penalty Act, there was only one offence, but we decided it was an act with the same motive and method as before the enforcement of the law, so we asked for transfer. to the police.”

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