"We Do Not Want to Live Anxiously" ... Teacher Sentenced to 3 Years for Illegal Filming

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 5th, the Changwon District Court in Gyeongnam sentenced teacher A, who was tried on charges of installing an illegal filming camera in a school girls' restroom (violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes), to three years in prison.

Additionally, A was ordered to complete 80 hours of sexual violence treatment programs and was banned from employment at child and youth-related institutions and facilities for the disabled for seven years.

On June 24, A installed an illegal filming camera on the toilet in the first-floor girls' restroom at a high school in Gimhae where he was employed.

The camera was discovered about two minutes after installation by a cleaning worker who was cleaning the restroom at the time.

Police investigations confirmed that A had also installed cameras at schools and training centers where he had previously worked.

The victims reportedly pleaded for severe punishment, saying, "We are so afraid to even go to the restroom" and "We do not want to live in fear."

Judge Cho Hyun-wook pointed out, "The defendant has the responsibility to teach, communicate with, and protect students throughout their social lives," adding, "Nevertheless, he turned his teaching subjects into criminal targets out of sexual curiosity."

He continued, "He turned the school, a second home and a precious place of learning, into a hideous crime scene," and stated, "Due to the nature of digital crimes, there is a possibility of dissemination, which makes the guilt heavier, and the crime was committed under a meticulous and bold plan."

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