Softball Coach in Naju Accused of Repeated Sexual Harassment of High School Girl

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] In Naju, Jeollanam-do, a softball coach has been accused of repeatedly sexually harassing three female high school students, prompting an investigation by the Jeollanam-do Office of Education and the police.

According to the Jeollanam-do Office of Education on the 19th, coach A repeatedly sexually harassed the female high school students he was teaching from August last year until the end of May.

The victims confided in a counseling teacher about the incidents, and the school immediately reported the matter to the police and the provincial education office.

It is known that A engaged in inappropriate physical contact while conducting a training camp in Yeosu to establish a softball team at a high school in Naju.

A school official stated, “A is not an employee hired by the school but a coach hired independently by parents. When the school notified that practice was impossible due to COVID-19, they went on their own to Yeosu for training, and this issue occurred, which is regrettable.”

The Jeollanam-do Office of Education has completely halted the establishment of the softball team at the school and reported A’s sexual harassment to the Ministry of Education and the Korean Sports & Olympic Committee.

An official from the education office said, “The investigation confirmed that the training was voluntarily conducted by parents independently of the school,” and added, “We will thoroughly supervise to prevent such incidents from happening in the future.”

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