'Minor Student Sexual Assault' Wang Gichun Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison in Appeal Trial

Former Judo National Team Member Wang Ki-chun Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Jo] Wang Gi-chun, a former national judo representative and Olympic silver medalist who was tried for sexually assaulting a student he was teaching judo to, was sentenced to six years in prison in the appellate court.

According to Yonhap News, on the 13th, the Daegu High Court Criminal Division 1-2 (Chief Judge Jo Jin-gu) handed down the same six-year prison sentence as the first trial in the appeal trial against Mr. Wang, who was charged with violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Against Sexual Offenses, among other charges. In February 2017, Wang was arrested and indicted on charges of luring his student A (then 17 years old), who attended the gym he operated, to his home and sexually assaulting her. He was also tried for having sexual relations 10 times with another student B (then 16 years old) from August 2019 to last February, and for attempting to lure Ms. B to his home in February last year to sexually assault her, which was unsuccessful.

Wang won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He also reached the top several times at the World Judo Championships. After Wang was arrested on charges of sexual violence, the Korea Judo Association permanently expelled him and revoked his 4th dan rank.

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