Cheonghakdong's 'Bizarre Seodang' Instructor Who Urinated on Students... 3-Year Probation Sentence

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A teacher who abused his students for several months at the Cheonghakdong Seodang in Hadong, Gyeongnam, where bizarre acts were committed against friends and disciples, was sentenced to a suspended prison term.

On the 15th, Judge Lee Jae-hyun of the Criminal Division 3, Jinju Branch of Changwon District Court sentenced A, a teacher in his 40s charged with violating the Child Welfare Act (child abuse), to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a 3-year suspension, and ordered 200 hours of community service, 40 hours of child abuse treatment, and a 5-year employment ban at child-related institutions.

A was indicted for repeatedly hitting about 10 disciples with his hands and feet at the Cheonghakdong Seodang he operated last March, who had been abused with ‘bodily fluids and urine’ by a colleague.

The court stated, “A abused the children, and the parents who entrusted their children are suffering mental distress,” and judged that “by having older children manage younger children, A avoided responsibility, which led to child crimes.”

It added, “At first, he denied the crime and refused to testify, and did not reach a settlement with the victims, but later admitted all the crimes and reached a settlement with the victims, which was comprehensively considered in determining the sentence.”

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