Jeju Police Officer Behind Falsely Closed Missing Persons Case Forwarded Over Restroom Intrusion

A Jeju police officer, who was previously arrested and forwarded to prosecutors on charges of falsely closing a missing person report, has now been sent to the prosecution for allegedly trespassing into a women's restroom.

The Jeju Provincial Police Agency announced on September 10 that it forwarded Police Officer Boo to the prosecution on September 4 under charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (trespassing into public-use places for sexual purposes).

Officer Boo is accused of entering the women's restroom at the Jeju Seobu Police Station, where he was stationed, on July 22.

At the time, Officer Boo explained, "There was no toilet paper in the men's restroom, so I had to use the women's restroom," claiming that "there was no sexual intent."

However, the police determined after reviewing the circumstances at the time that the intrusion for sexual purposes was established.

As a result of forensic analysis on palm prints found on both upper walls of the restroom stall, Officer Boo's DNA was detected.

Meanwhile, it was confirmed that no illicitly filmed content was found during a forensic analysis of Officer Boo's mobile phone.

Officer Boo has already been arrested and forwarded to the prosecution on charges of falsely closing a missing person report filed in May regarding a woman in her 30s surnamed Jang, as well as another missing person report filed in July regarding a man in his 60s.

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