Another Masked Indecent Exposure? Man in Fishnets Arrested in Seodaemun

Following recent reports of suspected forcible molestation and other offenses near the Sinchon campus of Yonsei University in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, involving a naked man wearing a mask, another man in his 40s wearing only fishnet stockings and no clothes has been arrested by police in the same district.

The Seoul Seodaemun Police Station announced that it has booked and is investigating a man in his 40s, referred to as A, on charges of intruding into a public-use area for sexual purposes under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act.

A is suspected of entering a women's restroom wearing nothing but fishnet stockings at a commercial building in Hongje-dong, Seodaemun-gu, at around 7:30 p.m. on August 21.

According to reports, when a woman inside the restroom spotted A and attempted to report him, A fled into a men's restroom, changed clothes, and escaped outside the building.

Upon receiving the report, police identified A using photographs taken by the complainant and CCTV footage, and accompanied him voluntarily near the scene about an hour after the crime.

Police plan to investigate the motive behind the crime and the specific circumstances of the incident.

Meanwhile, police are also tracking the "masked naked man" who has been spotted three times near the Yonsei University area over the past two months.

Following a report of forcible molestation near the dormitory on June 12, a naked man was spotted hiding in the bushes around the Ansan Trail area on July 21.

On August 19, a naked man wearing a mask forcibly molested a student near the Muak Residence Hall before fleeing.

Police are analyzing CCTV footage and DNA, keeping the possibility in mind that the three incidents may have been committed by the same person.

Reported by Jung Da-eun | Video by MINJI | Graphics by Lee Jung-joo | Produced by SBS Digital News
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