Teacher fined for strangling 2nd grade elementary school student and yelling abusive language = South Korea

A teacher accused of strangling a second-year elementary school student and yelling abusive language has been sentenced to a heavier sentence in an appeals court than in the first trial. According to the Korean Bar Association, on the 13th, the Busan District Law Criminal Division 1 (Chief Judge)
Keum-seok) announced the verdict of the first instance at the final trial of Mr. A, who was charged with violating the Special Act on Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes (Aggravated Punishment of Child Abuse for Employees of Child Welfare Facilities).
The suspension was overturned and he was sentenced to a fine of 15 million won (approximately 1.68 million yen). They were also ordered to complete a 40-hour child abuse treatment program.
According to the criminal facts acknowledged by the first trial, Mr. A, an elementary school teacher, was in charge of the crime in 2022.
He is accused of abusing two second-year students by repeatedly using abusive language and injuring them during class and lunch breaks. Mr. A said that the victim, Mr. B (7 years old at the time), was unable to solve math problems properly.
For some reason, I grabbed Mr. B's neck and shook him. Mr. B also said that he did not like the way the books were organized, so he threw several books on the floor and started organizing them by himself during lunch time when other students were eating.
He relentlessly scolded her. Mr. A also accused Mr. B of accidentally pasting fallen leaves during a vase-making class, saying, ``Are you bang bang?''
He is also accused of emotional abuse that was harmful to the child's mental health and development, including saying things like "bang?". When it was time for school lunch, I asked Mr. B, who had washed his hands, "What should I do if I touch the spatula with dirty hands?"
He did not hesitate to abuse her physically, such as punching her on the back of her hand. Mr. A's harassment continued on Mr. C (7 years old at the time), a male student in the same class.
Mr. A is not allowed to use a ruler when solving problems during math class, but because Mr. C was using it, Mr. A throws the ruler and hits him with his fist.
He physically abused her, including hitting her in the armpit area. Because Mr. C had told his parents this fact, he grabbed Mr. C's head and shook it, saying, ``You can tell your mother again, you bastard.''
I did too. The First Instance Trial Chamber stated, ``Although the nature of the crime committed in this incident is bad, and the child victim's guardian is pleading for harsher punishment for the defendant, it is clear that the defendant has acknowledged all of the crimes and has shown no remorse. attitude
The court ruled that the sentence would be suspended based on a comprehensive judgment, including the fact that the crime was committed in the process of educating the child victims, and that there were some extenuating circumstances in the circumstances. .
Suspended Sentence is a system in which the prosecution indicts the accused, but the trial chamber postpones sentencing for a certain period of time, allowing the defendant to be exempted from sentencing after two years from the date of suspension of sentence. Found guilty, but recorded on criminal record
will not remain. The prosecution appealed, arguing that the sentence was too light. The Appellate Division held that ``the defendant, who has a duty to protect children and report crimes of child abuse, committed acts of physical and emotional abuse against child victims.''
``There is a high possibility that the child victim will not be forgiven, and her parents are pleading for harsher punishment, so the lower court's sentence is light and unjust.''
Mr. A is dissatisfied with the appellate court decision and has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court.