Man Fined for Hypnotizing Woman to Kiss
By Kwon Mee-yoo
Staff Reporter
A 32-year-old man was fined for attempting to hypnotize and kiss a woman he met through a matchmaking company.
According to the Seoul Central District Court Wednesday, an employee of a psychiatric clinic identified only as Park, met a woman named Lee, 27, who was introduced to him by a matchmaking company.
During their first meeting last August, they had dinner, went to karaoke and visited Park's office afterward. When Lee was going to leave after playing a computer game for a while, Park tried to hypnotize her.
As Lee flopped down into a chair, Park believed she had fallen under hypnosis and kissed her. However, Lee was not hypnotized, was well aware of the situation, and watched all he did before filing a complaint against him.
Park demanded a trial after being fined, insisting that he only pressed his lips against hers and it was not a deep kiss.
However, the court found the victim's statement more credible and fined him 3 million won ($2,500).