The plea was entered in Manhattan Criminal Court at 100 Centre Street on May 29, with courtroom observers present. The judge imposed five years of supervised probation and required the defendant not to return to U.S. Postal Service employment. The defendant’s attorney told the court that a letter from the defendant would confirm he had left USPS. The alleged victim did not appear for the hearing. The matter stems from a March 2025 Manhattan District Attorney indictment charging Daniel Jean, Kirt Acala, and Edward Chou with kidnapping and related offenses after an after-work birthday celebration at a post office. Prosecutors alleged the men dragged an incapacitated colleague into a parked mail truck and that one attempted to rape her, with Jean facing additional sexual-assault counts and Acala and Chou facing kidnapping and sexually motivated felony offenses. Police responding to a 911 call reported hearing banging and cries for help from inside the truck and finding two men in the cab, with one stepping out with pants unzipped.
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