108 Sexual Offenders Detected and Expelled Among Workers in Child and Adolescent-Related Institutions

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Checks Sexual Crime Records of Over 3.17 Million
Private Education Facilities Most Affected
91 Expelled, 17 Pending

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced on the 16th that it has identified sex offenders among workers at child and youth-related institutions and has expelled some of them.

From February to November last year, the Ministry checked the sex crime records of 3,172,166 workers at 543,721 child and youth-related institutions such as schools, academies, and daycare centers, and identified 108 sex offenders at 106 institutions.

According to Article 56 of the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth against Sexual Abuse, sex offenders who are under employment restriction periods are prohibited from operating or working at institutions mainly used by children and youth. Additionally, heads of related institutions are obligated to conduct sex crime record checks before hiring.

Among the total identified offenders, the highest proportion by institution type was private education facilities at 30.56%, followed by sports facilities at 23.15%, and security service companies at 11.12%.

As a result of this inspection, 91 offenders were expelled from child and youth institutions through dismissal of workers, restriction of operators’ activities, or closure of institutions, and 17 more are scheduled to be expelled.

The results of this sex offender record check and confirmation will be disclosed on Sex Offender Notification e (Seongbeomjoeja Alim e).

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