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A ruling has been made that the owner cannot be punished even if male and female teenagers stayed together in an unmanned hotel.
The Jeju District Court announced today (10th) that it had acquitted 62-year-old A, who was charged with violating the Juvenile Protection Act.
On November 20, last year, at around 7:10 pm, Mr. A was handed over to trial on charges of allowing male and female adolescents to enter and live in an unmanned hotel operated by him.
On that day, the youths made payments using the unmanned payment system, entered the room, and were caught by the police who were dispatched after receiving a report.
According to Article 29 (3) of the Juvenile Protection Act, lodging businesses are required to verify the age of persons entering or leaving by placing workers or providing facilities to verify identification.
In addition, if there is a concern about disturbing public morals, such as mixed housing, the entry of young people should be restricted.
During the trial, Mr. A claimed, "When the youth entered the room, they were eating at a nearby restaurant. I found out about the mixed marriage through the police."
The court ruled in favor of Mr. A, saying, "Even if there are insufficient parts in the installation and management of facilities to prevent juvenile cohabitation, it cannot be said that the accused, who was eating at the time of the incident, knew or tolerated the fact of mixed cohabitation." .
“The Juvenile Protection Act stipulates that ‘juveniles should be restricted from entering if there is a concern about public disobedience such as mixed marriage,’ but there is no provision to impose penalties or fines for violations,” he explained.
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