Academy Instructor Denies All Charges: "It Was a Joke"
Prosecution Requests Electronic Monitoring and Probation

An instructor at an academy in Incheon has been brought to trial on charges of forcibly molesting an elementary school student and her parent. The instructor denies the allegations.


According to News1 on the 17th, during the first trial held in the morning at the Incheon District Court's 13th Criminal Division (Presiding Judge Jang Woo-young) on charges of forcible molestation of a minor under 13 under the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, Mr. A (36) denied the charges against him.

Incheon District Court. <br>Photo by Yonhap News

Incheon District Court.
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The prosecution stated that Mr. A was indicted on charges of forcibly kissing Ms. B (12), a student attending a music academy in Incheon where he worked as an instructor, on August 16, 2020.


Additionally, Mr. A is accused of emotionally abusing Ms. B by showing her photos of women in bikinis searched on his mobile phone while saying, "Your mom has big breasts."


He is also charged with attempting to forcibly kiss Ms. C (in her 30s), Ms. B's mother, in November of the same year, and with multiple instances of inappropriate physical contact in June and August 2021.


The prosecution requested the attachment of an electronic monitoring device and probation, stating, "This case involves forcible molestation of a minor and her biological mother, and based on the institution's opinion, the defendant's crimes could escalate to other sexual offenses."


Mr. A's defense attorney admitted to jokingly asking Ms. B, "Will you give me a kiss?" but denied the charges of molesting the two victims and applied to call both victims as witnesses.



The court accepted the defense's request and plans to conduct witness examinations at the next hearing, along with proceedings related to the prosecution's application.


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