"Why Aren't You Eating?"... Staff Sent to Prosecution for Twisting Arms and Slapping Disabled Child

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] An unlicensed educational institution employee was handed over to the prosecution for abusing a disabled child for not eating well.

On the 30th, the Yongin Western Police Station in Gyeonggi announced that they arrested an employee A in the Yongin area on charges of violating the Child Welfare Act and the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes, and sent the case to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment.

A is accused of abusing seven developmentally disabled children aged 9 to 13 at the institution eight times from June until recently, including slapping a child who spat out food.

According to the police, A forcibly fed a disabled child by twisting both arms behind their back because the child got up from their seat during a meal.

A's abusive acts were revealed after an employee working at the same institution witnessed the abuse and reported it to the police.

The police who received the report secured evidence of abuse through analysis of the institution's closed-circuit television (CCTV).

About 30 disabled children attend the institution, and A is known to have stopped working after the crime was revealed.

A reportedly admitted to some of the charges during the police investigation.

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