A Brazilian woman was sentenced in South Korea to a one-year suspended prison term for stalking Jungkook, a member of the K-pop band BTS, after attempting to enter his home and ringing his doorbell more than 130 times, the local newspaper The Korea Times reported Tuesday.
“The defendant continued to commit acts of harassment even after being warned,” reads the ruling issued by the Seoul Western District Court on May 8, in which the Brazilian citizen was convicted of violating the anti-harassment law and of trespassing.
The woman visited the South Korean singer’s home 22 times last December and tried to gain entry to his property by taking advantage of a home delivery. She also rang the doorbell at the artist’s residence as many as 133 times in a single day and repeatedly left letters and items around the house.
Despite being arrested for her actions, according to the ruling, the defendant did not cease her attempts to see the singer and continued her repeated visits in January as well, prompting South Korean authorities to issue an emergency order prohibiting her from coming within 100 meters of the artist or his residence.
Following the incident, the South Korean court ultimately imposed a one-year suspended prison sentence, meaning the defendant will avoid jail time if she does not commit any crimes or violate the terms of her probation during the two-year probationary period.
According to the court, the woman acted out of romantic obsession with no intention of harming the artist, and the court emphasized that she never actually entered the home.
The court also took into account the three months the defendant had already spent in custody and ruled out the risk of recidivism, given her imminent permanent deportation from South Korea, which will take effect once the sentence becomes final.
This case is one of several involving fans of the South Korean group. The most recent incident occurred in June of last year, when a Chinese woman was arrested after attempting to break into the artist’s home, according to Agencia EFE.