Man Found Not Guilty of Embezzling ⁣Lost iPad in Suwon Court

A man in his 50s, who was taken to trial ‌for keeping someone else’s lost iPad for over a month, was found not guilty in both the first and second trials.

Suwon High Court Criminal Division 1 (Judges Moon Joo-hyung, Kim Min-sang, and Kang Young-jae) announced on the 17th that it had found Mr.​ A, who was indicted on charges of embezzlement of lost property, not guilty, as in the original trial.

Person A was brought to trial on charges ‍of embezzling property that had been taken out of Person B’s⁣ possession‍ without returning it and taking the iPad⁤ worth 1 million won that Person B had lost on a badminton court bench ‍in the apartment complex on the afternoon of November 7, 2022.

The police who​ received the report ⁢at the time⁢ checked the CCTV footage and visited⁢ Mr. A’s‍ house on⁤ December 21⁤ of the⁢ same year.

Person B claimed during the police ⁤investigation that the name tag and photos of his dog attached to the iPad had⁢ been removed, and that this​ did not appear to be the actions of someone who intended ​to return the‌ iPad. He also testified that the defendant had intentions of making illegal gains, as⁣ the message “iPad cannot be used” appeared on the screen due to a failure to unlock the password and all data was deleted.

The court explained,‍ “Considering that the defendant’s ⁢spouse ⁤left a comment on⁣ the ⁣victim’s post about the lost iPad on December 30 of the ​same year saying, ‘If⁢ you contact us, we will discuss how to return it,’ and that she arbitrarily submitted the iPad to the police, it is difficult to⁢ see that she avoided the victim’s request to return it.” The court added, “If we examine it ⁤closely against the evidence that the lower court legally adopted and investigated, the lower court’s decision ​to ‌declare her not guilty is justified.”