Barbary Man appears on a hiking trail near Seo-gu Girls' High School in Daejeon... Missing for 5 months
Quick Look
- A masked man has repeatedly taken off his pants and committed lewd acts on a hiking trail near a girls' high school near Dosolsan Mountain in Seo-gu, Daejeon.
- He has been avoiding police pursuit for five months by targeting places without CCTV and running away after committing the crime.
- The police are tracking the incident by securing CCTV at the entrance and deploying manpower.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The 'Barbary Man' incident, in which a masked man takes off his pants and commits obscene acts near a girls' high school near Dosol Mountain in Seo-gu, Daejeon, has continued to occur since the first report in April.
Acting obscenely while wearing a mask on a hiking trail near a girls' high school without CCTV... “Tracking manpower input”
(Daejeon = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Joo-hyung = Reports were received one after another that the so-called 'Barbary Man' had appeared near Dosolsan Mountain in Seo-gu, Daejeon, and the police launched an investigation, but his whereabouts have remained unknown for five months.
According to the Daejeon Police Agency on the 22nd, the police received a report on April 26th that a man was standing with his pants off near a girls' high school in Seo-gu, Daejeon, and until recently, similar 112 reports have been received one after another from this girls' high school and nearby Dosolsan Mountain. Eyewitness accounts of ‘sighting the Barbary Man in the western region’ continue to be posted on Daejeon area online communities and social networking sites (SNS).
According to eyewitness accounts, this man has been known to appear three to four times a week at most in recent months.
According to the police, the suspect, presumed to be the same person, usually appears wearing a mask or with his face completely covered, takes off his pants, exposes certain body parts, or engages in lewd acts.
The police began an investigation after the first report last April, but the suspect is avoiding police pursuit by either committing the crime only when the woman is present and running away, or by changing his clothes in the mountains without revealing his face.
In particular, the police are having a hard time identifying people because they only go to hiking trails and walking trails near girls' high schools that do not have closed-circuit television (CCTV).
The police are identifying the suspect's movements by securing and repeatedly analyzing CCTV footage from the entrances near hiking and walking trails where the suspect frequently appears.
A police official said, “(The suspect) seems to know the geography and road conditions of the Daejeon area well,” and added, “We have strengthened patrols focusing on the reported area and are deploying a large number of manpower to track him.”
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The police will identify the suspect's movements and identify him through analysis of the entrance CCTV.
Likely · Within weeks
There is a possibility that the frequency of suspects appearing will decrease or that suspects will be arrested due to increased manpower deployment and increased patrolling.
Possible · Within months
Open Questions
- What is the identity of the suspect?
- Why are you specifically targeting places without CCTV?
- Where are the suspect's movements and hiding places?
- Are there any cases in other regions similar to this incident?
