Expulsion Confirmed for Jeonbuk National University Medical Student Convicted of Sexual Assault and Drunk Driving

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Juhee] A medical student affiliated with Jeonbuk National University who sexually assaulted his girlfriend and caused a drunk driving accident has been expelled from the university.

On the 4th, Kim Dongwon, president of Jeonbuk National University, announced that he approved the expulsion of A (24), a fourth-year student at the College of Medicine who was subject to disciplinary action.

Earlier, the College of Medicine faculty council held a meeting on the 29th and requested disciplinary action against A, who was sentenced to 2 years in prison with a 3-year probation in the first trial on charges including rape.

Expulsion is the highest level of disciplinary action under Jeonbuk National University regulations and is known to make re-admission impossible. Additionally, A is not allowed to take the national medical licensing examination, which is only available to those who have graduated from domestic medical colleges or medical graduate schools.

However, there has been a case where a medical student from Korea University who was expelled for committing a sex crime retook the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) and was admitted to another university's medical college.

A was indicted for assaulting and sexually assaulting his girlfriend at around 2:30 a.m. on September 3, 2018, in a one-room apartment in Jeonju, and was sentenced by the court to 2 years in prison with a 3-year probation.

In addition, on May 11 of last year, at around 9 a.m., A, while intoxicated, drove a BMW passenger car and collided with a vehicle waiting at a traffic signal, causing injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment to the driver and passenger.

Both A and the prosecution have filed appeals against the first trial verdict.

Meanwhile, related to this case, on the 22nd of last month, a petition titled "Medical students who commit rape, assault, and drunk driving should not become doctors" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board. As of 11 a.m. on the 4th, the petition had received over 41,000 signatures.

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