Daegu District Court Sentences 30-Year-Old to 1 Year and 4 Months in Prison for Operating Prostitution Business Near Elementary School

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Daegu District Court Criminal Division 8 (Chief Judge Jang Min-seok) announced on the 6th that it sentenced A (32) to 1 year and 4 months in prison for operating a pseudo-prostitution business in an educational environment protection zone (violation of the Act on the Protection of Educational Environment, etc.).

In addition, A was fined 5 million won, ordered to pay a fine of 9 million won, and had a rental deposit of 4 million won confiscated. The court also sentenced B (32), who was charged with engaging in prostitution at A's establishment (violation of the Act on the Punishment of Acts Relating to Prostitution Mediation), to a fine of 3 million won.

A was charged with renting three houses, including two villas in the educational environment protection zone located about 150 meters from an elementary school in Dong-gu, Daegu, and operating a pseudo-prostitution business targeting men who visited after seeing advertisements on the internet from 2018 until early this year. B was brought to trial for visiting A's establishment and engaging in pseudo-prostitution on the afternoon of March 28.

In the verdict, the court explained the sentencing rationale, stating, "The defendant, who has previously received a suspended sentence for crimes such as prostitution mediation, rented multiple villas in the educational environment protection zone and operated a prostitution business, which is a serious offense. However, considering that the defendant admitted to the crime and showed remorse, among other factors."