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Brazilian woman gets suspended year for stalking Jungkook

Published 23 June 2026

A Brazilian woman has been sentenced to a suspended one-year prison term for stalking BTS member Jungkook, with authorities stating she now faces likely deportation from South Korea. The Seoul Western District Court handed down the sentence, which is suspended for two years, for violations of the country's anti-stalking law and trespassing.

According to court documents, the woman, who has not been publicly identified, began visiting the singer's residence in Seoul's Yongsan District in early December 2025. Her first visit occurred on December 7, when she reportedly loitered around the property, threw items over a wall, and slipped letters and photographs through gaps in the door. Days later, she returned and rang the doorbell 133 times in a single incident, an act the court later described as demonstrating an "extreme level of obsession" and "abnormal attachment."

The woman was arrested on December 13 after she allegedly followed a food delivery worker through a side gate to gain access to the residential property. She was released with a warning to stay away but continued her visits in the following weeks, leading police to issue an emergency order prohibiting her from coming...

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