Jang Yoon-gi (23), the perpetrator who murdered a high school girl, admitted in court today that his motive for the crime was sexual assault, two months after the incident occurred. The Gwangju District Court Criminal Division 13 (Presiding Judge Lee Jeong-ho) held the second trial for Jang, who was indicted under detention on charges including murder resulting from rape under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes. The attorney for Jang, who had reserved his stance on admitting to "murder with the intent to commit rape" during the first trial, stated, "We admit to all the charges in the indictment." When asked by the presiding judge if he agreed with his attorney's statement, Jang replied, "Yes." This marks the first time Jang has admitted to the charge of "murder resulting from rape" since his arrest on May 5, the day of the incident, through the prosecution's supplementary investigation and up to the second trial. Until now, Jang had claimed that the murder was an accidental act, stating, "I had decided to commit suicide and wanted to take someone with me." Jang had previously explained that he delayed stating his position during the first trial because he had not yet confirmed the contents of the vehicle dashcam footage secured during the prosecution's supplementary investigation. Jang subsequently reviewed the dashcam footage with his attorney and submitted a written statement to the court on July 10 acknowledging his intent to commit sexual assault. During today's trial, the prosecution announced it would also submit additional evidence, including on-site forensic footage of Jang's vehicle where cable ties (binding tools) were found, and a forensic report on a "real doll" discovered in a damaged state inside his studio apartment. The examination of some evidence, including video footage containing scenes of Jang's crime, was conducted behind closed doors due to the brutal nature of the content and to protect the privacy of the victims. Jang was indicted on charges of attempting to kidnap a female student (16, a second-year high school student) for the purpose of sexual assault on a deserted pedestrian path in Wolgye-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, at 12:10 a.m. on May 5, and stabbing her to death when the attempt failed. He is also charged with wielding a weapon against a male high school student (17) who tried to help the victim at the scene of the murder, as well as stalking and sexually assaulting a female colleague (26, Vietnamese national) from his part-time job. The controversy continues to grow as the prosecution's supplementary investigation revealed suspicions regarding the background of Jang's father, who is a mid-level police officer, as well as allegations of evidence destruction and the leaking of investigation secrets by the investigative team in charge.