Name: Anonymous 2007-01-15 7:24
the perp is 23 (according to The Korea Herald) and the victim is 67.
what the fucking fuck.
stories like this usually never get to the "major media" thanks to the U.S. PR machine ...
from today's The Korea Times:
US Soldier Questioned Over Rape of Woman
By Kim Sue-young
Staff Reporter
South Korean police on Sunday investigated a U.S. soldier over raping and beating an elderly Korean woman.
The police requested an arrest warrant for the 8th Army soldier identified only by the initial G.
According to the police, he beat the 67-year-old woman’s face and raped her in a residential area in Mapo of western Seoul last morning.
Police officers said that they caught him after they heard her screaming and rushed to the scene while patrolling the area.
The woman was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for her injuries, they said.
The soldier used his right to keep silent just identifying himself as a member of the United States Forces Korea (USFK).
The police said they will seek a warrant to take him into custody for questioning, under the South Korea-United States Status of Forces Agreement. Under the agreement, Korea has jurisdiction over crimes such as murder, rape or arson.
Later on that day, the USFK apologized for the soldier’s conduct through a press release.
``While no words can lessen the anguish of the victim or her family, I deeply regret and personally apologize for this terrible incident that has resulted in grave injury to a Korean civilian,’’ Major General John Morgan, acting 8th Army Commander, said.
``This vicious act is an affront to all soldiers. It taints both our reputations and the sacrifices made by all USFK Service members who live and work honorably within this great society,’’ General Morgan said.
A joint investigation is underway and the USFK is cooperating with the Korean authorities to see that the individual responsible for this crime is brought to justice, he added.
what the fucking fuck.
stories like this usually never get to the "major media" thanks to the U.S. PR machine ...
from today's The Korea Times:
US Soldier Questioned Over Rape of Woman
By Kim Sue-young
Staff Reporter
South Korean police on Sunday investigated a U.S. soldier over raping and beating an elderly Korean woman.
The police requested an arrest warrant for the 8th Army soldier identified only by the initial G.
According to the police, he beat the 67-year-old woman’s face and raped her in a residential area in Mapo of western Seoul last morning.
Police officers said that they caught him after they heard her screaming and rushed to the scene while patrolling the area.
The woman was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for her injuries, they said.
The soldier used his right to keep silent just identifying himself as a member of the United States Forces Korea (USFK).
The police said they will seek a warrant to take him into custody for questioning, under the South Korea-United States Status of Forces Agreement. Under the agreement, Korea has jurisdiction over crimes such as murder, rape or arson.
Later on that day, the USFK apologized for the soldier’s conduct through a press release.
``While no words can lessen the anguish of the victim or her family, I deeply regret and personally apologize for this terrible incident that has resulted in grave injury to a Korean civilian,’’ Major General John Morgan, acting 8th Army Commander, said.
``This vicious act is an affront to all soldiers. It taints both our reputations and the sacrifices made by all USFK Service members who live and work honorably within this great society,’’ General Morgan said.
A joint investigation is underway and the USFK is cooperating with the Korean authorities to see that the individual responsible for this crime is brought to justice, he added.