Internet Broadcaster BJ Jo Yeri Claims Trespassing
"Waited 13 Hours Until Door Opened"
"Not Fabrication, Police Evidence Video... Experienced Horrible Incident"
Jo Yeri (20), a streamer active on the media platform SOOP (formerly AfreecaTV), released CCTV footage showing a man unlawfully entering her home. Born in 2004, Jo began broadcasting in November last year.
On the 18th, Jo posted the footage on her social media, stating, "I experienced a horrific event that is hard to post on Instagram." The video shows a man hiding behind the door, attempting to break in while Jo briefly opens the front door. Jo struggled with the man in resistance but ultimately failed, and the door closed.
Jo claimed, "The perpetrator waited in front of my house for 13 hours until I opened the door and stepped out. The moment I opened the door, he jumped out from behind it, covered my mouth as I screamed for help, struggled with me, and then forcefully pushed me inside, causing me to fall." She added, "After that, I endured terrible things inside that are too horrific to post on Instagram." She also addressed doubts about the footage, saying, "Some say the video is manipulated, but it is the original, unedited footage recorded on August 28, which the police have accepted as evidence." However, the identity of the perpetrator remains unknown.
Netizens who viewed the footage reacted with comments such as, "There seem to be more crazy people these days," "This is so scary," "Such a person cannot be forgiven and must be caught," "How did he know where the house was?" and "It must have been terrifying. This is so chilling."
Stalking is punishable under the “Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crimes,” which came into effect on October 21, 2021. This law was introduced to overcome the limitations of the minor offense laws that previously failed to severely punish stalking behavior. Following the “Sindang Station murder case,” the law was amended to abolish the “non-prosecution without the victim’s consent” clause and to include online stalking types.
According to statistics, 10,438 suspects were booked by the prosecution last year for violating the stalking punishment law, and 8,881 suspects were registered up to August this year. Additionally, the police reported that from 2019 to June of this year, there were 246 cases of residential intrusion sexual crimes targeting women living alone in Seoul over the past five years.
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