Naked man arrested on Daegu street

Police in Daegu detained a man wearing an electronic ankle monitor after reports that he walked naked near a subway station Monday afternoon.

Published
Daegu Dongbu Police Station in Dong District, Daegu

A man wearing an electronic ankle monitor was arrested after allegedly walking naked through the streets of Daegu on Monday.

Police received a report at around 2:20 p.m. that a naked man was roaming near Dong-gu Office subway station in Dong District, Daegu.

Officers dispatched to the scene booked the man on suspicion of public indecency about five minutes after receiving the initial report.

“We arrested the man about five minutes after receiving the report, and he appears to have walked around the area for about 10 minutes,” a police official said. “We are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.”


BY HAN YOUNG-HYE [lee.jiwon10@joongang.co.kr]

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.