"Built-up Anger Erupts... Please See It as Parents' Desperate Cry" Parent Who Threw 'Inbun Diaper' Defends Themselves

Parents 'We Are Also Victims'
"The Anger That Had Built Up Finally Exploded" Claim

A parent who threw a 'feces-filled diaper' at a daycare teacher in Sejong City has stated that they are also victims and asked for the incident to be seen as "the desperate cry of a parent who suffered emotional child abuse."

According to Yonhap News on the 14th, the parent, Mr. A, said, "Throwing the diaper (at the teacher) was wrong, and I will take responsibility for this," but also claimed that their child had suffered emotional child abuse at the daycare.

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Earlier, on the 10th, Mr. A threw a feces-filled diaper at the face of teacher B (in their 50s), who had come to the hospital where Mr. A's child was admitted to apologize for an injury the child had sustained at the daycare.

Mr. A explained the situation, saying that on the previous day, the 9th, they had reported the homeroom teacher and the daycare director to the police for child abuse, and "I was taken aback because they entered the hospital room, which is off-limits to anyone but guardians, without prior notice and in a reckless manner."

He added, "After taking care of my sick second child and first child without sleep all day, I suddenly saw the teacher who came, and the anger that had built up exploded."

Three-year-old son allegedly 'slept alone in a dark room at the daycare'

According to Mr. A's claim, he found out at the end of last month that his three-year-old son did not sleep with peers in the playroom during nap time at the daycare but instead slept alone in a narrow, dark room like a built-in closet.

Mr. A said, "When my child said he was scared to sleep alone in a dark room, I checked with the daycare," and "At first, they said it never happened, but when I said I would check the CCTV, they changed their story to say 'the child wanted to do that'."

He continued, "At first, they denied it, but later I saw that a two-year-old child (born September 2020), who cannot express himself clearly, was said to have wanted it himself, so I considered it emotional abuse and reported it."

He added, "I cried uncontrollably when I found out that my child was put to sleep alone in a cramped, dark space like a storage room."

Additionally, Mr. A claimed that in June, after a morning walk at the daycare, the front door was closed without confirming the number of children, and his child wandered alone outside for a few minutes, which was discovered by a neighbor.

He said, "My child almost became lost due to the daycare's mistake, but the daycare apologized, saying it was an error, and I let it go."

He added, "After taking a break from the daycare for about two months, I sent my child back, but afterward, the child showed abnormal behaviors such as banging the back of his head somewhere or pulling his hair."

Recently, regarding an injury the child sustained while playing at the daycare, Mr. A demanded the homeroom teacher to discipline the child and parent responsible for the injury, and it is reported that there was friction with the homeroom teacher during this process.

Earlier, on the 10th, teacher B, who was hit in the face with the diaper, filed a police complaint against parent A for assault. Photos taken by the daycare director who witnessed the assault show feces on B’s face, and B has since been unable to go to work at the daycare due to psychological trauma.

Regarding this incident, B’s husband posted a message titled "Please protect daycare teachers from unfair power abuse" on a National Assembly public petition site, appealing for a system to protect the human rights of daycare teachers.

After the incident was reported by the media on the 13th, citizens expressed anger, including attempts to uncover the identity of the parent.

A police official stated that both parties will soon be summoned separately to investigate whether child abuse or assault occurred.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.