"Menstruation is Disgusting, I Prefer Big Butts" Daejeon 'School Me Too' Teacher Fined Again in Appeal Trial

"Plans Not to Return to Teaching Profession in the Future"

The appellate court sentenced the so-called school Me Too (#metoo·I was also a victim) perpetrator teacher, who made repeated sexual harassment remarks to a student, to a punishment that allows him to maintain his status as a teacher.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] The appellate court sentenced a so-called school Me Too (#metoo) perpetrator teacher, who repeatedly made sexually harassing remarks to a student, to a punishment that allows him to maintain his status as a teacher.

According to the legal and education circles on the 30th, the Daejeon District Court Criminal Appeals Division 1 (Chief Judge Yoon Seongmuk) dismissed both the prosecutor's and defendant's appeals in the appeal trial of A (57), who was indicted for violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes and was sentenced to a fine of 8 million won in the first trial, and upheld the original judgment.

A was prosecuted on charges of committing abusive acts that caused sexual shame to a student while working as a teacher at a private girls' high school in the Daejeon area from March 2017 to September of the following year.

He was investigated to have made remarks in the classroom such as "It is disgusting to come to get permission for early leave due to menstruation," "Even if I have thoughts of sexually assaulting young women, I am not bad because I do not act on them," and "I like women with big buttocks."

The first trial court said, "The defendant, who is a mandatory reporter of child abuse, committed sexual harassment and other sexual abuse acts against students, which is a serious offense," but sentenced him to a fine of 8 million won, considering "his remorse for inappropriate behavior and comprehensively reviewing the means and results of the crime."

The appellate court reviewed both the prosecutor's claim that "the sentence is too light" and the defendant's claim that "the facts were misinterpreted and the sentence is too heavy," and found no problem with the original judgment. The court explained the reason for sentencing, saying, "Although the explicit and vulgar sexual expressions can cause discomfort even to adults, considering that no new sentencing materials have been added, the original sentence is appropriate."

If the verdict is finalized, A will maintain his status as a teacher. Under current regulations, a prison sentence of more than imprisonment is required for dismissal or removal.

In cases of sexual violence-related misconduct, a fine of more than 1 million won may require withdrawal from the teaching profession, but the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes must be applied.

However, it is known that A stated in the appellate trial that he "does not plan to return to the teaching profession in the future." Previously, A was found to have been disciplined with a one-month suspension by the private school corporation.

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