"Preparing"... Jo Guk, Suspicion of Son's Online Exam Proxy
Former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk, who has been indicted on charges of entrance exam fraud and covering up an inspection, is attending a trial held at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul on the 2nd. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seung-jin] Records of a KakaoTalk chatroom among family members, showing former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk and his wife taking their son Cho Won's university online exams on his behalf, were revealed in court.
On the 2nd, during the trial of former Minister Cho and former Dongyang University professor Jung Kyung-shim held at the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 21-1 (Presiding Judges Ma Sung-young, Kim Jung-gon, Jang Yong-beom), the prosecution disclosed these KakaoTalk chat records.
In the revealed chatroom, when Cho Won notified the exam schedule by asking, "Are you available on Tuesday according to Korean time?", former Minister Cho replied, "I will be on standby," and former Professor Jung responded, "Me too."
As the scheduled exam time approached, former Professor Jung sent a message saying, "Mom is sitting in front of the computer, ready," and former Minister Cho also messaged, "I am preparing, send the email."
Then, when Cho sent the online exam questions, former Minister Cho and former Professor Jung each solved the problems and sent the answers in the KakaoTalk chatroom.
Former Professor Jung also wrote assignments on behalf of Cho several times, and Cho reportedly encouraged the ghostwriting by sending messages like "Cheer up" to former Professor Jung.
The prosecution viewed that the Cho couple engaged in ghostwriting assignments and proxy online exams throughout the period when their son Cho was enrolled at George Washington University in the United States.
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The prosecution explained, "We can also see the family members debating over what the correct answers are," adding, "Cho Won scored a high mark of 90 points on this quiz exam."
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