Incident occurred after midnight on Line 2

Interior of a Seoul Metro Line 2 train. This image is not directly related to the article. [Herald DB]
Interior of a Seoul Metro Line 2 train. This image is not directly related to the article. [Herald DB]

A man in his 60s who sexually assaulted a woman in her 20s as she slept aboard a moving subway train has been indicted while in custody.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's subway police unit sent the suspect, identified only as A, 65, to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office on Friday on charges of quasi-similar rape causing bodily harm, according to Yonhap.

A is accused of sexually assaulting the woman and injuring her aboard a Line 2 train near Sindap Station at around 12:50 a.m. on Oct. 22.

A kissed the sleeping victim and touched her body, causing physical injury, according to investigators.

The woman had been on her way home by subway when she woke up sensing something was wrong. She immediately got off the train and left the station, then reported the assault to police later that morning.

Police identified the suspect using closed-circuit television footage and summoned A for questioning on Oct. 27.

A denied the allegations during police questioning.

Police applied for an arrest warrant on Oct. 29, and a court granted it, citing a risk of flight.

The victim is receiving hospital treatment and has reported suffering from anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.


jshan@heraldcorp.com