On June 6, The head of the JTBC crime He reported the accident based on a suggestion on the side of the victim.
According to the victim, the authors, who have it bullying from middle schools and continuing to the second year of high school, have engaged in physical aggressions and serious harassment for about four years. Two of the authors attend the same school as the victim, with one in the same department. They stripped the victim’s underwear, tied their hands with adhesive tape, covered their mouths and took photos. They forced him to drink alcohol, they filmed him vomiting, applied martial arts techniques to turn their arms and razed their heads with the clippings, among other forms of abuse. According to reports, they also threatened him with weapons to prevent resistance.
The victim said, “They shared the photos between them or sent them to other friends. For 3-4 years, I didn’t have the strength to escape.”
The authors used these illegal recordings to extort money, according to reports, taking about 10 million krw (about $ 7,200 USD) from the victim for four years. This included the monthly youth welfare voucher monthly KRW provided by the Cheongyang county.
The victim’s family recently learned abuse when his cousin noticed something suspicious. On May 11, the family reported the problem to the school, requesting an immediate separation of the victim from the authors. However, the school replied, “We will have measures after the trip” and proceeded with a school trip.
During the trip, the victim received a threatening DM from one of the authors he said, “Let’s meet” And he faced further harassment. Even after the trip, the school, according to reports, has not managed to implement separation measures.
In the end, the family reported the case directly to the school violence reporting center, pushing the Cheongyang education office to become aware of the accident.
The Office of Education has completed its investigations on the authors and is reviewing potential disciplinary actions against the school for its inadequate response. The school explained, “It was difficult to ascertain the complete facts due to the next trip.”
The victim shared, “For them, I was a toy, a slave, an ATM. I want to forget, but I can’t. He still persecuted my dreams.” The victim’s father begged, “The years of my son’s adolescence have been completely ruined. I ask for a rigorous punishment for all authors and protective measures like a contact order.”
The excruciating case aroused indignation throughout South Korea, rekindling the requests for prevention measures of the strictest school violence and greater responsibility from educational institutions. While the investigations continue, the public is observing closely how the authors and the school will be held responsible.
