A man in his 30s, charged with stealing valuables from comedian Park Na-rae's home, has appealed against his two-year prison sentence received in the first trial.
According to legal sources on the 15th, Mr. A, who was arrested on theft charges, submitted an appeal to Presiding Judge Park Ji-won of the Seoul Western District Court on the 9th.
Mr. A is accused of breaking into Park Na-rae's residence in Itaewon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, in April this year, and stealing valuables worth millions of won before fleeing. Although there were no signs of forced entry, raising suspicions of an inside job, police investigations identified Mr. A, a man in his 30s with prior theft convictions, as the suspect.
The first trial court sentenced Mr. A to two years in prison for theft and nighttime residence invasion on the 3rd, stating, "The defendant has acknowledged the charges and expressed a willingness to confess, and has returned the stolen goods to the victim. However, he also has prior convictions, and the amount stolen is significantly large, and the victim has requested severe punishment."
Meanwhile, Mr. B and Mr. C, who were indicted for receiving stolen goods, were fined 2 million and 3 million won respectively. They have not submitted appeals, confirming their first trial sentences.