'Dormitory Sexual Assault' Middle School Student Who Died of Acute Pancreatitis, Blue House National Petition Surpasses 200,000

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] The story of Kim Mo (14), who died from stress-induced acute pancreatitis after being continuously sexually assaulted by classmates, has come to light late, and a Blue House petition demanding a thorough investigation into the incident has garnered the support of more than 200,000 citizens.

Therefore, the Blue House or government officials must provide a related response within one month.

On the 16th, a petition titled "I suffered pain due to sexual violence at school and inadequate response by the school and higher authorities, and have gone to the afterlife" was posted on the Blue House website's petition board.

According to the petitioner, who identified themselves as a bereaved family member of the deceased Kim, Kim was sexually assaulted by classmates at a dormitory of an alternative school in Yeonggwang from the 7th to the 19th of last month.

The petitioner stated, "Every time it was bedtime, perpetrator A would come to Kim and rub his body," and "He threatened Kim not to tell his parents or teachers."

He explained the victim's situation, saying, "(Kim) repeatedly refused, but the acts (sexual harassment) continued regardless, and during bath time, the victim was subjected to sexual humiliation," and "Perpetrator B reportedly lifted Kim’s blanket and touched his body parts when Kim was trying to sleep."

The petitioner claimed that on the 22nd of last month, they visited the school to give a statement and requested urgent measures, but these were not taken. He said, "The urgent separation of the perpetrator and victim students was necessary, but it was only handled after multiple protests," and "The urgent measures for the victim student were also delayed."

He added, "Upon hearing that one of the perpetrators was coming to school, (Kim) suffered severe respiratory anxiety and could not sleep, was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis at a hospital, and was transferred to a higher-level hospital," and "(Afterwards) he was treated in the intensive care unit for three days before passing away."

He continued, "At the first report, the school did not follow the sexual violence manual," and urged for a thorough investigation, saying, "The incident was downplayed and reported to the local police station and the education support office."

As of 4 p.m. on the 28th, the petition had received support from more than 210,000 people.

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