“I had a family meeting whether or not to move, but the child shed tears and confessed that after the news of Cho Doo-soon's release, he couldn't sleep because of anxiety and suffered from nightmares. I was so sorry that I couldn't talk because of family circumstances.
The family of'Na Young-i' (pseudonym), who was victimized by Cho Doo-soon, an elementary school student kidnapping and sexual assaulter 12 years ago, eventually leaves Ansan.
Victim's father, A, said on the 12th, "I started looking for a house to move to about 15 days ago, and recently I made a temporary contract to find a private house in another area."
He said, "I heard the news of Jo Doo-soon's release, but when I brought out the story of the move, he said,'I can't live here.' I was suffering, but I had to leave," he explained the reason for the decision to move.
Mr. A said, "The reason I tried to remain in Ansan despite the terrible incident was because I thought it was inappropriate for the victim to run away," he said. "But the child said it was difficult, and I was sorry for the neighbors, so I decided to move. "I said.
He said, "The case that I want to hide from the residents has been talked about for 12 years, and the controversy until the prisoner's release has been controversial, so I feel like I'm a sinner to the residents," he said. It was also called ".
At the same time, he did not hide his anger against the perpetrator Cho Doo-soon.
Mr. A raised his voice, saying, "If Cho Doo-soon reflects at least a little, you should never make a decision to return to Ansan."
He said, "Not only me but the residents are all trembling, and I can't understand why," he said. "The perpetrator is fine, but I don't know why the victims and residents have to leave with trembling."
The fundraising campaign helped Na-young, who is known to be struggling financially, was able to move his family.
Mr. A said, "Over 200 million won came in as donations, but if you didn't help me, I wouldn't have even been able to move," he said. "I don't know how to repay this favor."
He replied, "If you leave the site, the damage you have received will not disappear, and you will not feel that the place you left is heaven. I hope that the wounds the child suffered are healed in a place where there is a little sense of stability." .
In December 2008, Doo-soon Cho, who is sentenced to 12 years in prison for kidnapping elementary school students in front of a church in Danwon-gu, sexually assaulting and seriously injured, will be released on December 13th.