Brazilian woman gets suspended sentence for stalking BTS's Jungkook

Jungkook’s home in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, became the center of a pattern of intrusion that escalated from repeated visits to a forced entry, then to a court sentence that leaves deportation hanging over the case. A Brazilian woman identified in court records as Ms. A was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, after judges found her guilty of stalking and trespassing.

The record shows how quickly the conduct intensified. The alleged stalking began on December 7, 2025, and prosecutors said Ms. A came to Jungkook’s residence around 20 times over roughly a month. Later court reporting put the total at 22 intrusions. On December 12, she allegedly rang the doorbell 133 times in a single day, a detail that underscored how often the security perimeter had already been breached before police took stronger action.

Police arrested her on December 13, 2025, after she entered the property through a side gate while following a delivery worker. They released her with a warning, then issued an emergency protective measure on December 28 that barred her from coming within 100 meters of Jungkook’s residence. Even that did not end the case. She allegedly returned near the property in January, and police referred the matter to prosecutors in February.

The Seoul Western District Court, with Judge Park Jiwon presiding, said the conduct crossed the line from harassment into criminal trespass and stalking. Jungkook asked for severe punishment, reflecting the strain on his private security and the repeated nature of the intrusions. The court also said Ms. A showed no apparent intent to harm him and described the violation of the emergency order as relatively minor, which helped explain the suspended sentence.

The ruling is likely to carry an administrative consequence as well. Reports said Ms. A is expected to be deported from South Korea unless she successfully appeals. For a case built on 22 intrusions, 133 doorbell presses and a late enforcement response, the sentence leaves open a larger question: whether the combination of warnings, emergency restraints and criminal charges arrived soon enough to stop the escalation before the threshold of Jungkook’s home was crossed again and again.