Iranian National Team Members Gang-Rape Korean Woman.
Members of the Iranian national athletics team who participated in the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, Gyeongbuk Province, last May have been arrested and indicted on charges of gang-raping a Korean woman.
On July 17, the Criminal Division 2 of the Daegu District Prosecutor's Office's Gimcheon Branch (Chief Prosecutor Jeong Mi-ran) announced the indictment and detention of four Iranian national athletics team members on charges of aggravated rape.
According to the prosecution, the four individuals are accused of gang-raping a Korean woman in her 20s at a motel in Gumi on the morning of May 31, while they were in South Korea for the Asian Athletics Championships. The motel was reportedly being used as the Iranian national team's lodging.
Initially, the police had referred three individuals (A, B, and C) to the prosecution without detention, accusing them of jointly assaulting the victim, while a fourth person (D) was charged with aiding and abetting by acting as a lookout. However, during the prosecutorial investigation, a comprehensive review of CCTV footage and re-interviews with the victim and other relevant parties revealed that the actual perpetrators were A, B, and D, leading to D's arrest and detention.
A prosecution official stated, "This is a grave crime involving members of the Iranian national athletics team, who entered Korea to participate in the Asian Athletics Championships, gang-raping a Korean woman." The official added, "The prosecution will strive to ensure that a sentence commensurate with the crime is handed down."
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