By Park Si-soo







A man in his 40s was fined 4 million won ($3,560) for touching a younger man's crotch. He was also ordered to attend a 40-hour sex-crime prevention program.







Jeju Provincial Court made the ruling on Wednesday, finding the accused, surnamed Song, 44, guilty of molestation.







The incident happened at a pub on Jeju Island about 3 a.m. Jan. 26. The intoxicated accused approached the victim, 20, and touched his crotch, saying "Hey. You are good-looking and have strong thighs."







The court said the accused was fined a "long time ago" in another molestation case and he was involved in the latest case with his jail term imposed for obstruction of justice suspended.







"The verdict was made after taking into account that the accused feels remorse and the victim asked for mercy," presiding Judge Han Jung-seok said.

