A man accused of breaking into comedian Park Na-rae's home in Yongsan, Seoul, and stealing valuables has been sentenced to prison.
On the 3rd, Judge Park Ji-won of the Seoul Western District Court sentenced Mr. A, a man in his 30s, to 2 years in prison for stealing property from Park Na-rae's home.
Mr. A is accused of breaking into Park Na-rae's house on April 4th and stealing jewelry and other valuables. The estimated value of the theft is in the millions of won.
Park Na-rae discovered the theft three days later on April 7th and reported it to the police on the following day, April 8th. Mr. A was known to have sold the stolen items.
While in custody, Mr. A claimed he did not know it was Park Na-rae's house at the time of the crime. Furthermore, it was revealed during the investigation that Mr. A had prior theft offenses and was under investigation for a different case at that time.
Judge Park explained the verdict, stating, "The defendant has acknowledged the charges and expressed his intention to surrender to the Yongsan Police Station on April 11. He has also returned the stolen items to the victim." However, she considered the defendant's previous offenses, the substantial amount of the stolen property, and the victim's appeal for strict punishment in her decision.
Meanwhile, B and C, who were indicted for the offense of obtaining stolen property through negligence, were each fined 2 million won and 3 million won respectively. The court explained the sentencing reasons by stating, "We considered the lack of prior offenses, the degree of negligence, and the market value of the stolen goods."