A man in his 20s has been arrested by police for attempting to sexually assault a woman he did not know at a hotel restroom in Jeju.

The Jeju Western Police Station announced that it is currently investigating a man in his 20s, identified as A, on charges of attempted rape.

A is accused of following the victim into the women's restroom on the first floor of a hotel in Yeondong, Jeju, at around 4:00 PM yesterday (July 26).

According to the police investigation, A attempted to sexually assault the victim but failed.

A passerby who heard the victim's cries for help reported the incident to the police.

Police officers dispatched to the scene arrested A on the spot.

Police investigations revealed that A and the victim were complete strangers to one another.

The police have applied for an arrest warrant for A and are looking into the exact circumstances of the incident.

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