Male Middle School Student Reporting Sexual Violence Victim Dies... Police Investigating

Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency building exterior

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] A male middle school student who reported sexual harassment died in a hospital, prompting the police to investigate the causal relationship.

According to the Jeonnam Provincial Police Agency on the 14th, a report was received last month that A (14), a student attending a middle school in Jeonnam, was sexually assaulted in the dormitory.

It is known that four male peers living together sexually harassed him by touching his body.

A, who received psychological treatment, was hospitalized and reportedly died of acute pancreatitis earlier this month.

The police are investigating the exact circumstances to determine whether there is a causal relationship between the sexual violence and the death based on the report.

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