Prosecution Seeks Prison Sentence for Twin Daughters of Sookmyung Girls' High School Vice Principal in 'Exam Question Leak' Case

The police conducted a search and seizure on the 5th at Sookmyung Girls' High School in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and the former head of the school's academic affairs department's residence, amid allegations of exam question leaks involving twin sisters who simultaneously ranked first in the entire school. The photo shows Sookmyung Girls' High School on that day. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The prosecution has requested prison sentences for the twin daughters of the vice principal of Sookmyung Girls' High School, who were indicted on charges of leaking exam questions.

On the 17th, during the sentencing hearing for the twin daughters of the vice principal of Sookmyung Girls' High School, Hyun Mo (53), held under the presiding of Judge Song Seung-hoon at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 12, the prosecution requested, "Please sentence the defendants to imprisonment of 3 years for the long term and 2 years for the short term respectively." According to the Juvenile Act, when sentencing minors who committed crimes to imprisonment of 2 years or more, the sentence must distinguish between long-term and short-term imprisonment.

The prosecution pointed out, "The defendants directly carried out the crimes continuously during five regular exams held over one and a half years and were beneficiaries of the grade improvements." They added, "Even after the father’s heavy sentence of 3 years imprisonment was confirmed, the defendants continue to deny the crimes until the end and show no remorse. They still claim that their grades were legitimately earned through their abilities and consider themselves victims of a conspiracy, showing no repentance." The prosecution stated, "We hope the defendants realize that the world is not easy, lies have consequences, and justice still exists in this society."

The twin sisters were indicted on charges of obstructing business by taking exams using leaked answers hidden by their father during five exams from the first semester final exam of 2017 when they were first-year students at Sookmyung Girls' High School until the first semester final exam of the following year. Their father, Hyun, who was indicted earlier than the daughters, was found guilty of obstructing business and other charges, and his 3-year prison sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court. The sentencing hearing for the sisters is scheduled for the 12th of next month.

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