Jang Yoon-gi, Suspect in High School Girl Murder, Referred on Additional Sexual Assault and Stalking Charges

Detained and Sexually Assaulted Foreign Colleague After Rejected Advances
Searched for a Target to Vent His Anger in the Cheomdan District After Victim Went Into Hiding

Jang Yoon-gi (23), whose brutal murder of a high school girl he did not know on the street at night sparked public outrage, has now been additionally charged with sexual assault and stalking.

On May 29, the Gwangju Gwangsan Police Station announced that Jang, who had already been detained and referred to the prosecution on charges of murder, attempted murder, and preparation to commit murder, has now also been sent to the prosecution on additional charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (sexual assault), violating the Stalking Punishment Act, and unlawful confinement.

Jang Yoon-gi (23), who is accused of murder and attempted murder, is standing at the photo line at Gwangju Seobu Police Station before being transferred to the prosecution on the morning of the 14th. Photo by Yonhap News

Jang is accused of confining and sexually assaulting a foreign woman, identified as A, who was his part-time colleague, and repeatedly stalking her in Wolgye-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, on May 3.

According to the investigation, after Jang demanded a romantic relationship with A and was rejected, he committed these crimes. Feeling threatened, A reported a stalking suspicion to police after noticing Jang loitering near her residence. Under police protection, she hurriedly relocated to another area.

Unaware that A had left, Jang wandered around the Cheomdan District in Gwangsan-gu searching for her. Failing to find A, Jang was unable to control his anger and began looking for someone else to vent his rage on.

At approximately 12:11 a.m. on May 5, Children's Day, Jang spotted a high school girl on her way home alone and fatally stabbed her with a weapon. He is also accused of injuring a male high school student who ran to the scene after hearing the victim's screams and tried to intervene.

During the investigation into Jang's murder charges, police uncovered and consolidated additional evidence of past sexual crimes and stalking against his former workplace colleague.

The prosecution, which has taken over the case, has extended Jang's detention period for the previously referred charges of murder and attempted murder, and is continuing a supplementary investigation that now includes the new sexual assault and other charges.

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