Man jailed after contacting wife around 460 times despite protective order

A man was sentenced to prison after repeatedly violating a court-issued temporary protective order for his wife by contacting her hundreds of times and even visiting her home.

The Chuncheon District Court sentenced the man to six months in prison after convicting him of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Crimes of Domestic Violence, according to the court on Sunday.

The wife had been granted a temporary protective order after the man assaulted her in December of last year. The order prohibits him from coming within 100 meters (328 feet) of the victim or other family members and from contacting them by phone or other means.

Despite the order, he allegedly called or text messaged her around 460 times.

In January, while the protective order was still in effect, he lured his wife out by claiming that he needed to discuss her basic livelihood security benefits and took her back to his home.

The court also found that he had violated a separate temporary protective order issued last November, following another domestic violence incident. The police arrested him for breaching the order. However, upon his release, he immediately contacted and approached the victim again.

“The defendant has a history of convictions for violent crimes and repeatedly disregarded court-issued protective orders by approaching and contacting the victim,” the court said. “The nature of the offense is particularly serious.”

BY JUNG SI-NAE [[email protected]]