A year ago, a video of the 50-year-old woman kissing Jin, as well as his flustered reaction, during the “Free Hug” event of FESTA 2024 at Jamsil Indoor Stadium on June 13 caused a huge controversy.

Not only did the woman try to touch Jin’s neck, she also shared a blog post, which went viral on SNS. The blog post said that the author was a נαραиese fan, and the fan even commented on the situation, “My lips touched his neck. His skin was extremely soft.”

Some fans filed a complaint through the National Petition Center, asking the ρσℓι¢є to investigate the woman for violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of ѕєχual Crimes. Despite the ρσℓι¢є’s efforts, there was little progress because she is a foreign resident.

However, this Thursday, there was a new development. Songpa Police Station said that they have finally forwarded the case to the prosecution on charges of ѕєχual harαѕѕment in public places under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of ѕєχual Crimes.

Person A is said to have recently entered кσяєα and voluntarily surrendered to the ρσℓι¢є. The transfer took place two months after the ρσℓι¢є questioned the suspect.

Under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of ѕєχual Crimes, a person convicted of ѕєχual harαѕѕment in a crowded public space may face imprisonment for up to three years or a fine of up to 30 million won ($21,494).

Fans are pleased that the offender is finally facing a suitable punishment. On the other hand, the law's intervention is also a signal that it will help prevent further extreme acts by fans.

Fans are especially happy that the complaint has progressed after months of hiatus. The South кσяєαn ρσℓι¢є had identified the suspect in January this year, seven months after requesting international cooperation from Interpol נαραи in the investigation through the National Police Agency.

However, when the ρσℓι¢є officially filed a case against the woman A in late February and asked her to appear in кσяєα to cooperate with the investigation, the woman repeatedly refused to appear in court.

The ρσℓι¢є even decided to stop the investigation in March, citing the time it would take for a foreign woman residing abroad to appear in court for questioning.

According to ρσℓι¢є investigation regulations, if the suspect's whereabouts are unknown, the suspect has been abroad for more than two months, or the suspect is seriously ill, making it impossible to interrogate the suspect or witness for a long time and thus the investigation cannot be completed, a decision can be made to suspend the investigation until the reason is resolved.

The ρσℓι¢є added that they also found evidence of another woman kissing Jin during investigations, but were unable to identify her.