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Four men indicted for sexually assaulting 15-year-old intoxicated girl

Published: 16 Apr. 2026, 19:02

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office in Seocho District, southern Seoul, is seen on Jan. 14. [YONHAP]

Four men in their 20s have been indicted for sexually assaulting and illegally filming a 15-year-old girl who was intoxicated and unable to resist, prosecutors said Thursday.

The Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office on Wednesday indicted two suspects in detention and two accomplices without detention on charges including rape and illegal filming.

The suspects are accused of sexually assaulting and filming the girl while she was unconscious due to intoxication. Details such as the exact timing of the incident were withheld to protect the victim's safety.

Police initially accepted the suspects’ claim that they had obtained consent and did not forward the case for prosecution.

However, after an objection was filed, prosecutors took over the case and, through video analysis and reinvestigation of the suspects, determined that the victim had been in a state of mental and physical incapacity and unable to express consent at the time.

Prosecutors sought arrest warrants for the two main perpetrators, while the other two were indicted without detention, given their level of involvement.

“We will continue to fulfill our responsibility as a human rights protection agency by listening carefully to the voices of victims,” the prosecution stated.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY SHIN HYE-YEON [[email protected]]