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Thu, July 7, 2022 | 08:28
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Three US servicemen detained for violence
미2사단 "워터파크 성추행·폭행 수사 적극 협조"
Posted : 2014-06-01 16:39
Updated : 2014-06-01 18:16
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By Kim Da-ye

Three soldiers of the U.S. Force Korea (USFK) are being investigated for allegedly hitting employees and harassing female staff members at the Caribbean Bay Water Park in Yongin, south of Seoul, Saturday.

Korean police handed them over to USFK officials after apprehending them according to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), which regulates how to handle crimes committed by U.S. servicemen based here.

The three are from the 210th Field Artillery Brigade based in Camp Casey in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province.

One of the soldiers reportedly spat at an officer while being handcuffed, according to police.

The three were questioned after being detained, but refused to talk, demanding to speak only through legal representatives, according to an officer from the Yongin Dongbu Police Station.

The USFK issued a statement Sunday, saying that they are cooperating with Korean police in the investigation.

"The 210th Field Artillery Brigade does not condone or tolerate misconduct. I will ensure full cooperation with the Korean National Police, and appropriate actions will follow," said Col. Michael J. Lawson, commander of the brigade.

"The incident Saturday is not representative of the favorable relationship between U.S. soldiers and Korean citizens."

Under SOFA, the soldiers will be investigated and handled by Korean police because their alleged offenses took place off duty.

According to testimony police collected from a staff member of Caribbean Bay, the accused smoked inside the water park located in the Everland theme park in Yongin.

Three woman employees guided them to a smoking area, and while they walked together, one soldier allegedly stroked one of the women's back repeatedly. Another soldier is said to have held a female employee's hand after a hi-five and told her she was sexy. Police said that these allegations will have to be verified in the investigation.

The water park staff observed them for about two hours between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., as they reportedly swore loudly and disturbed other guests.

The soldiers were eventually asked to leave. As they exited, they were verbally abusive to staff. An employee told the police that one of the soldiers punched him in the face. The three soldiers and other staff members ended up in a brawl.

The water park staff reported the soldiers to the police around 1:30 p.m. When police tried to take them to the police station and handcuff them, the soldier, who punched the staff member's face, allegedly spat in an officer's face.

Two patrol cars near the water park and detectives were dispatched to the scene.

The soldiers will be investigated without detention, so they were picked up by a U.S. military representative. The USFK officers arrived around midnight. The U.S. military explained in a statement that due to miscommunication, the representatives were delayed in responding to this accident. They vowed to "improve the response time."

Police said that an investigation without detention for their offenses was normal for all residents in Korea, so was not favorable treatment for the soldiers.


미2사단 "워터파크 성추행·폭행 수사 적극 협조"

주한미군 2사단이 1일 최근 발생한 미군 성추행 사건과 관련해 성명을 발표하고 수사에 적극 협조할 뜻을 표명했다.

미2사단은 '지난 토요일에 일어난 사건은 미군 장병과 한국 시민 사이의 이상적인 관계를 나타내지 못했다'며 '한국 경찰에 전적으로 협조할 것이며 적절한 조치가 따를 것'이라고 밝혔다.

이어 '잘못된 전달로 미군측 주한미군지위협정(SOFA) 대표자가 사건에 대응하는 데 시간이 지체됐다'며 '향후 대응 시 시간을 향상시킬 수 있도록 노력할 것'이라고 덧붙였다.

경기 용인동부경찰서는 지난달 31일 오후 1시 30분께 성추행, 폭력행위 등 처벌에 관한 법률 위반, 공무집행방해 등 혐의로 미2사단 소속 M(25) 준하사관 등 3명을 체포했다.

이들은 용인 에버랜드 캐리비안베이에서 여직원을 성추행하고 이를 말리던 남자 직원들을 폭행한 혐의를 받고 있다.

또 출동한 경찰관의 안내에 따르지 않고 고성으로 저항하다가 경찰관 1명의 얼굴에 침을 뱉고 주먹으로 폭행했다. (연합뉴스)

 
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