Taekwondo Instructor Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Assaulting Student with Intellectual Disability Over Tardiness and Fleeing

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] A taekwondo instructor who assaulted a student with an intellectual disability was sentenced to prison.

On the 13th, Cheongju District Court reported that Mr. A (28), who runs a taekwondo studio in Jincheon, Chungbuk, was sentenced to six months in prison for injuries requiring eight weeks of medical treatment. Mr. A was accused of assaulting his student Mr. B (27), who has an intellectual disability, on January 17 last year at his studio for arriving later than the scheduled training time.

Mr. A was indicted two months later, on March 17 last year, but he went into hiding. Summons and other documents were sent to his registered address, but the door remained firmly closed. Mr. A did not appear at the first trial held in July last year and continued to be absent from the five subsequent hearings held until September.

While Mr. A was missing, the police attempted to locate him, and the prosecution obtained an arrest warrant to secure his custody, but without success. Accordingly, on the 4th, the Cheongju District Court Criminal Division 2 (Presiding Judge Dongho Lee) held a sentencing hearing and sentenced the absent Mr. A to six months in prison. Judge Lee stated, "The victim has not yet been compensated, and the defendant has a prior record of similar offenses," as reasons for the sentencing.

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