Middle School Students Sentenced for Live-Streaming Bullying Peers at Motel

A middle school student who live-streamed bullying a peer online was sentenced to prison.

The Criminal Division 11 of Daegu District Court (Presiding Judge Lee Jong-gil) sentenced A (16) to 4 years in long-term imprisonment and 3 years in short-term imprisonment on charges including violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles Against Sexual Abuse. B (15), charged with the same offenses, was sentenced to 2 years in prison with a 3-year probation, and both were ordered to be restricted from employment in child and youth-related institutions for 5 years and placed under probation for 3 years.

A was tried for forcibly removing the clothes of C (15) and assaulting him while live-streaming on social media at a motel in Dong-gu, Daegu, around 11:10 p.m. on January 9.

It was investigated that A repeatedly subjected C to physical and verbal abuse, psychologically weakening him before committing these crimes.

When the police investigation began, they also forced C to give false statements, telling him to say that the incident was just fun and a prank among friends.

The court stated, “A and others caused the victim severe mental pain and wounds that are difficult to heal and made him feel significant sexual shame,” adding, “Although they initially denied the crimes during the early investigation, they later all confessed. Considering their efforts to restore the victim, the sentence was determined.”

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