Children Spouting "Hell, Death"... Director of Public Childcare Center Conducts 'Specific Religion' Education

Director Visited Places Classified as Heretical or Pseudo-Religious by Major Denominations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] The director of a public daycare center who taught a specific religion to children has been booked without detention.

On the 8th, the Women and Juvenile Crime Investigation Unit of the Gyeonggi Southern Provincial Police Agency announced that they had booked Director A of a public daycare center in Osan-si, Gyeonggi Province, without detention on charges of violating the Child Welfare Act.

Director A is suspected of emotionally abusing children by repeatedly teaching specific religious doctrines to the daycare children last month. It was confirmed that about 30 children aged 1 to 5 attend the daycare center.

According to YTN, after attending the daycare, the children began to use words such as "death" and "hell." One child even told their parents, "If you drink a lot of coffee, you will go to hell."

When a concerned parent asked, "Who told you about hell?" the child replied, "The director." Another child said, "The teacher told us, 'Don't tell your mom and dad when you go home.'"

Eventually, the parents visited the daycare center to demand an explanation and discovered that religious education was conducted weekly under the director's leadership. At that time, other teachers protested, thinking there was a problem, but their objections were not accepted due to the director's firm philosophy.

During the police investigation, Director A admitted to conducting religious classes but stated that they did not consider it child abuse. It is known that Director A attends a group classified as a heretical or cult organization by major religious denominations.

Meanwhile, the police plan to analyze closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage recorded inside the daycare center and review opinions from child protection agencies.

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