She said she had no choice but to jump because the men tried to sexually assault her. / Courtesy of Twitter



By Lee Han-soo

A woman who smoked marijuana with three men and jumped from the fourth floor of her officetel building in August has spoken out in an online community.

She said she had no choice but to jump because the men tried to sexually assault her.

The woman allegedly screamed for help after smoking marijuana and jumped when a resident tried to assist.

"I did not know I was smoking marijuana," the woman said. "One of the men was a senior at my college. He handed me the drug, saying that it was a ‘special cigarette' and it would make me feel good. After I smoked the drug I felt dizzy. When I felt a hand touching my stomach, I ran in fear."

The woman, who is in hospital, said she is in extreme physical and mental pain.

"Almost every part of my body, including cervical vertebra, spine, arm and leg, have been fractured or broken due to the fall," she said. "I can't even stand up and may later suffer from facial nerve palsy or arthritis."

She said her father has to work to pay off her medical bill of 150 million won ($136,000) because insurance does not cover drug-related injuries.

The men, who allegedly smoked marijuana with the woman, said there was no sexual assault and she was well aware she was smoking marijuana.

"We thought that the woman went to the bathroom after smoking marijuana," one of the men told police. "We ran because we got scared after the woman screamed for help."

Police are planning lie-detector tests on both parties.