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Chinanews client, January 22, according to South Korean media reports on the 21st, the former South Korean national short track speed skating coach Cho Jae-beom was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison by the Suwon District Court for a sex crime.
According to previous reports, in December 2018, South Korea’s short track speed skating Olympic champion Shen Xixi attended the second trial of the second instance of Jo Jae-Bum’s assaulting athlete’s property damage as a witness. law.
In the complaint, Shen Xixi claimed that he has been sexually assaulted by coaches since 2014, mainly in the locker room of the coach of the Korean Sports University ice rink, Taereung Player Village and Jincheon Player Village ice rink locker room.
It is reported that sexual assault continued until two months before the opening of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, as many as 30 times.
Data map: Shen Xixi in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Shen Xixi was born in 1997, was only 17 years old in 2014, and was a high school student before 2016.
She represented South Korea in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. She won the third place in the 1000m, the second place in the 1500m, and the 3000m relay champion in Sochi. She won the short track speed skating woman in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. 3000m relay champion.
It is reported that Jo Jae-Bum is Shen Xixi’s enlightenment coach and his violent behavior has continued for many years in the Korean short track speed skating team.
The report pointed out that Zhao Jaefan has always denied suspicion during the investigation and trial.
The relevant sentence stated that “the defendant, as the coach of the national short-track speed skating team who instructed the victim, has repeatedly used the victim’s irresistible state to coerce to commit a sexual crime”, “but he denied the suspicion and did not take measures to obtain The victim's forgiveness".
In addition to the fixed-term imprisonment, Zhao Zaifan must also receive 200 hours of sexual violence treatment and be restricted to employment in children, youth-related institutions and other fields for 7 years.
Shen Xixi said, “I don’t think there will be any more victims like me, so I mustered up my courage. I hope that today’s verdict will help the victims to make their voices heard. I hope that similar incidents will never happen in the future. "(Finish)