40s Short Track Coach Arrested and Indicted for Forcible Molestation of Minor Student

Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Seoyul] The prosecution has sent a male coach in his 40s, a former national team member of the junior short track team, to trial in custody on charges of sexually assaulting underage students.

The Women's and Children's Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor An Seonghee) announced on the 23rd that Mr. A (43), who works as a junior short track team coach at an ice rink in Seoul, was indicted in custody for violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (forcible molestation). According to the prosecution, Mr. A is accused of forcibly molesting teenage female students during coaching sessions from October last year to November this year.

Earlier, the Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul received complaints from the parents of the victims on the 22nd of last month and began an investigation. Mr. A was sent to prosecution in custody on the 6th of this month on charges of forcible molestation and illegal filming under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act. However, the prosecution judged that the investigation into the allegation that Mr. A took students to his home and illegally filmed them was insufficient and requested the police to conduct supplementary investigations.

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