“Household call, not abnormal entry”… Man in his 30s acquitted of home invasion

He is accused of opening the common front door and visiting the victim.
“It is difficult to say that it was intentional or planned.”

A man in his 30s who was handed over to the prosecution on charges of opening the common front door of an apartment complex and visiting the front door of the victim's residence was acquitted.

On the 2nd of last month, the Busan District Prosecutors' Office decided not to indict Mr. A, a man in his 30s who was sent on charges of trespassing.

Mr. A was accused of entering through the common front door of the apartment on two occasions last August and visiting victim B in front of her house. Mr. B claimed that Mr. A came to threaten him even though he expressed his refusal several times.

On the other hand, Mr. A denied the charges. I sent a text message to Mr. B before the visit and explained that I intended to meet him for the purpose of conversation, not threats. Mr. A claimed, “I went to the residence of Mr. B to resolve misunderstandings and express his thoughts face-to-face with Mr. B’s family,” and that “the victim did not clearly express his intention to refuse by actively communicating with him until just before the visit.”

The prosecution determined that Mr. A was not guilty. The prosecution said, “The suspect entered through the common front door by calling the household rather than entering a password,” and added, “Considering that there was no confirmation that the victim went down the elevator with the suspect or that the suspect attempted to enter the victim’s house, it is difficult to say that there was an intention or inception of the home invasion.”

Attorney Kim Jin-won of Daeryun Law Firm, who represented Mr. A, said, “The crime of trespassing must be based on an objectively and externally revealed act that harms the peace of the residence,” and added, “Mr. A sincerely explained that his actions were not an abnormal method of entry.”

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