'Teacher Who Snapped Rubber Band on Child's Arm' ... Sentence Suspended

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 21st, Changwon District Court suspended the imposition of a 2.5 million won fine on daycare teacher A (53), who was prosecuted on charges of child abuse (violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes, etc.).

On June 26 of last year, A snapped rubber bands at the feet and arms of two children aged 2 to 3 at a daycare center in Changwon.

She also threatened another child as if she would snap a rubber band at them.

Presiding Judge Hong Deuk-gwan of Criminal Division 2 stated, "Considering the method and intensity of the physical force used by the defendant, the duration, and the behavior and reactions of the victimized children before and after the incident, it is difficult to regard this as physical abuse, and there is no other evidence to recognize it as such."

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