Assemblyman Lee Byung-hoon: "Sexual violence against elementary, middle, and high school students in sports is 7 times higher than that of the general public"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Assemblyman Lee Byung-hoon (Democratic Party of Korea·Gwangju Dong-gu Nam-gu Eul) announced on the 14th that, according to an analysis of the National Assembly audit data submitted by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, the number of sexual violence victims among elementary, middle, and high school student athletes in the sports community is 34.99 per 1,000, which is seven times higher than that of the general population.

In November 2019, the National Human Rights Commission's Special Investigation Team on Sports Human Rights conducted a "comprehensive human rights survey" targeting 63,211 student athletes from elementary, middle, and high schools. The survey found that 9,035 experienced verbal abuse, 8,440 experienced physical abuse, and 2,212 experienced sexual violence.

The Ministry of Justice's 2020 Sexual Crime White Paper reported that over the past decade (2008?2017), there were 260,000 cases of sexual violence crimes, with 5.06 victims per 1,000 people in the general population.

However, among 63,211 sports student athletes aged 8 to 19, 2,212 students experienced sexual violence, which translates to 34.99 per 1,000?seven times higher than the general population.

Despite the widespread violence and sexual violence in the sports community due to performance-oriented culture, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, which is responsible for management and supervision, has virtually no measures in place. Even after the human rights commission's comprehensive survey results were announced, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee has practically no measures to prevent violence and sexual violence.

Assemblyman Lee Byung-hoon stated, "Even after the death of the late athlete Choi Sook-hyun, violence and sexual violence incidents continue to occur in the sports community, but the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee has been neglecting countermeasures under the pretext of establishing a Sports Ethics Center," and added, "Urgent measures are needed against the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, which consistently refuses to cooperate with efforts to protect sports human rights and reform sports."

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