▲ Gwangju Police Station in Gyeonggi Province (File photo)
A foreign man has been arrested for attempting to lure two female middle school students on the street by offering them watermelon.
Gyeonggi Gwangju Police Station announced today (July 22) that an arrest warrant has been issued for a Pakistani national, Mr. A, who faces charges of attempted abduction of minors.
Mr. A is accused of approaching two female middle school students on a street in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, at around 9:34 p.m. on the 20th, handing them watermelon and urging them to eat it together in his vehicle.
He is also accused of continuing to pursue them for dozens of meters and persisting with the offer even after the victims refused and walked away.
Police, responding to a report from the victims, apprehended Mr. A in an emergency arrest.
Initially, police considered releasing Mr. A during the preliminary investigation as the charges were not deemed entirely clear.
However, the next day, while analyzing CCTV footage from near the scene, police confirmed circumstances indicating that Mr. A had pursued the victims even after being rejected. Concluding that there was criminal intent, they requested an arrest warrant.
The court held a pre-trial detention hearing for Mr. A today and issued the arrest warrant, citing risks of evidence destruction and flight.
(Photo provided by Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, Yonhap News)
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