Dad Insulted Mom After 4-Year-Old Daughter Said She Missed Her Runaway Mom

Child Abuse Punishment... Fine of 8 Million Won
"Consideration of Divorce Confirmation and Child Support Payment"

A father who forced his four-year-old daughter to curse at her runaway mother was sentenced to a fine for child abuse.

According to Yonhap News on the 24th, Judge Song Jong-seon of the Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 1 sentenced A (39) to a fine of 8 million won on charges of child abuse under the Child Welfare Act. In addition, A was ordered to complete 40 hours of a child abuse treatment program.

In December 2021, A was prosecuted for abusing his two daughters, first daughter B (4) and second daughter C (2), by making them curse at their mother due to his dissatisfaction with his wife’s runaway from their home in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province. At that time, A also recorded his children cursing on his mobile phone.

He is also accused of hitting the buttocks of both daughters while B was lying down holding her younger sister C from behind, and hitting B’s head and face with his hand while saying, "Do it properly." Around the same time, when B said, "I miss mom," A again forced B to curse at their mother.

Judge Song pointed out, "The defendant, as the father of the victim children, had the duty to protect and raise them, but physically and emotionally abused the victim children, which is a serious offense." Regarding the sentencing, he explained, "However, considering that A admitted to the crime and showed remorse, that the divorce between A and the biological mother of the victim children has been finalized, that the biological mother has been designated as the legal guardian and custodian, and that A is paying child support as promised."

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