"Believed to Be a Seoul National University Student..." 7-Year-Old Girl Sheds 'Bloody Tears' After Abuse by Private Tutor Drawing

Private Tutor Habitually Assaulted 7-Year-Old Girl During Class... CCTV Captures Signs of Abuse
Victim's Parents Report "Concussion Symptoms and Anxiety Disorder as Aftereffects"

A private tutor attending a prestigious university has been revealed to have repeatedly assaulted a 7-year-old child they were teaching, causing a public uproar. Photo by YTN.

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] It has been revealed that a private tutor attending a prestigious university habitually abused and threatened a 7-year-old child he was teaching over several months. The victim child is reported to be showing symptoms such as anxiety disorder and concussion as aftereffects of the abuse, sparking public outrage.

According to YTN on the 30th, Mr. A, a private tutor majoring in child welfare at Seoul National University, abused the victim child, Ms. B, over several months. This fact came to light when B’s parents, suspicious of her unusual behavior, installed a closed-circuit television (CCTV) in the study room.

The released CCTV footage shows Mr. A snapping his fingers and hitting B’s face, pulling her chest to sit down when she tried to reach for something, and eventually punching her face and head repeatedly. B tried to block Mr. A’s assault by raising her arms above her head, but it was not enough.

Mr. A is also reported to have threatened B after the assault, saying things like, "If you tell your parents, I’m a bad person," and "If you tell others, I will hit you more." B’s parents claim that Mr. A abused their child for about eight months from March to October last year.

Paintings drawn by Ms. B. Photo by YTN Broadcast Screen Capture

B drew pictures showing herself with tears of blood or with bandages to reveal her abuse. It is reported that even a year after the assault, B is still suffering from aftereffects such as post-traumatic stress disorder, concussion symptoms, and anxiety disorder.

B’s aunt said, "I feel deceived. The fact that he was from Seoul National University was the most important factor influencing the choice of tutor, and we trusted that and hired him."

After discovering the abuse, B’s parents immediately filed a complaint against Mr. A with the police. During the police investigation, B revealed specific details of the abuse, saying, "He hit me from the first lesson in March when tutoring started, and it hurt," "He said he wouldn’t leave me alone if I told mom or dad," and "If I cried, he said it was noisy and hit me again, so I couldn’t even cry."

However, Mr. A denied that he started hitting from the beginning of tutoring in March last year. He explained that "I hit the child because she was spacing out and not solving problems, but I did not hit her from the start."

Regarding this, the first trial court accepted Mr. A’s statement that he started hitting from August, not March of last year.

The court sentenced Mr. A to 10 months in prison with a 2-year probation, considering that it was his first offense, the habitual abuse was not severe, and he showed remorse.

However, B’s family stated they would appeal, saying, "The punishment is too light compared to the aftereffects the child will suffer."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.