Police seek detention of ex-executive accused of raping employee with intellectual disability
Incheon police requested a pretrial detention warrant after investigating allegations that a former company executive repeatedly sexually assaulted a former employee in her 20s with an intellectual disability.
An image of a statue of Justitia, the goddess of justiceKOREA JOONGANG DAILY
Police on Tuesday said they will seek a detention warrant against a former executive in his 60s at a medium-sized company on suspicion of raping a female employee in her 20s with an intellectual disability.
The Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency reportedly requested a pretrial detention warrant for the man on suspicion of quasi-rape of a person with a disability under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.
Quasi-rape refers to the act of having sexual intercourse with someone who is unconscious or unable to resist.
A pretrial detention warrant is sought when authorities seek to detain a suspect who has not already been taken into custody through an emergency arrest or an arrest warrant.
The former executive is accused of raping the woman, who previously worked at the same company, multiple times between the second half of 2025 and June. Both have since left the company.
The woman’s parents learned of the alleged abuse after their daughter became pregnant and reported the case to police. The woman has since given birth and is raising the child.
Police received the report in March and launched an investigation. They later determined that the former executive should be detained while under investigation and requested a detention warrant.
The logo of Incheon Metropolitan Police AgencyINCHEON METROPOLITAN POLICE AGENCY
“The mere fact that an executive in a position of authority at a workplace employing people with disabilities allegedly had inappropriate relations with a worker with a disability shows serious gaps in the system for protecting people with disabilities,” disability rights groups said during a press conference held with the woman’s father in July.
"The former executive repeatedly committed sexual offenses against my daughter and threatened her in an attempt to conceal the crime,” the victim's father said at the press conference.
A hearing to determine whether the former executive should be detained is scheduled for Wednesday at the Incheon District Court.
BY JANG GU-SEUL [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.
