A 35-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for sexually assaulting several would-be entertainers he had enticed disguising himself as a TV program director.
The suspect, identified by his surname Kim, was charged with attempted rape and other crimes, Yeongdeungpo Police Station in southern Seoul said.
He had served a 10-month term until May for sex crimes.
According to police, he tried to rape an aspiring TV announcer in a motel on June 29. He fraudulently offered to help the 23-year-old woman work as a TV reporter covering the World Championships in Athletics to be held in Daegu from Aug. 27-Sept. 4.
The ex-convict was still wearing an electronic anklet. Since 2008 the authorities have attached the device to the bodies of released rapists and kidnappers to track their movement and prevent repeat offenses.
Police said he committed six similar crimes until some victims recently came to know that he was a conman and reported him to police.
By Park Han-na
(
hnpark@heraldcorp.com)
Edited by Rob York
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전자발찌 찬 채로…PD사칭 성폭행 시도
서울 영등포경찰서는 28일 방송국 PD를 사칭해 아나운서ㆍ연예인 지망생을 성폭행하려 한 혐의(강간미수 등)로 김모(35)씨를 구속 했다고 밝혔다.
경찰에 따르면 김씨는 지난달 29일 지상파 방송국 PD 행세를 하며 만난 아나운 서 지망생 A씨(23.여)에게 “대구세계육상선수권대회 리포터로 활동하게 해주겠다”며 모텔로 유인해 성폭행하려 하는 등 지난달부터 최근까지 7차례에 걸쳐 같은 수법으 로 여성들을 성폭행하려다 미수에 그친 혐의를 받고 있다.
김씨는 성추행 혐의로 징역 10월형을 마치고 지난 5월 출소했으며 전자발찌를 착용한 상태에서 범행을 저지른 것으로 조사됐다.
경찰은 피해자들이 방송국에 김씨의 신원을 확인하려고 전화하자 달아났다는 신 고를 받고 김씨를 붙잡았다. (연합뉴스)
