Recently, the Jeongeup branch of the Jeonju district court sentenced a Korean YouTuber in his 20-2 years and 6 months in prison for a series of crimes, including attacks, special aggressions, fraud and accidents.
As a result, between November 2023 and April 2024, the YouTuber, identified only as “A”He caused accidents to customers in the restaurants and bars of Jeonju and Gwangju by launching broken glass and oscillating metal chairs. He was also sentenced for having fraudulently obtained 12.5 million KRW (about $ 9,000 USD) by an acquaintance and not having paid a caregiver commission of about 600,000 krw after using the service.
More specifically, “A” gained notoriety after having attacked an elderly taxi driver near the Jeonju bus terminal in February last year, an accident that aroused intense public indignation. Incredibly, he later used the assault to promote his YouTube channel, marking himself with keywords like “Assault of the taxi driver” AND “Tattoo Assaulter” to increase the count of his subscribers.
Although he recognized his crimes and the achievement of the settlements with some victims, the Court has established that the serious nature of repeated violent crimes and the use of dangerous objects have left no option except a prison sentence. “The repeated crimes of the accused and the clear contempt for the social order require a prison sentence “, The Court said.
