A medium sentence was sentenced to the manager of the triathlon (triathlon) team at Gyeongbuk Gyeongju City Hall, who were charged with committing harsh acts against late Choi Sook-hyun.
Daegu District Court Criminal Division 12 (Judge Lee Jin-gwan) was sentenced to 7 years in prison for Gyeongju City Triathlon team coach Kim Gyu-bong (42), 4 years in prison for captain Jang Yoon-jeong (32), and 1 year in prison for Kim Do-hwan (26). Each of them was sentenced to three years of probation.
In addition, he ordered coach Kim and player Jang to take a 40-hour child abuse treatment program and restrict employment for children for five years.
Kim was also ordered to take 40 hours of child abuse prevention lectures and to limit employment in child-related institutions for three years.
Manager Kim and Jang were arrested, and Kim was handed over to trial in a stateless state.
The judge said, "The defendants used their superior position in the team to commit verbal abuse, assault, and cruelty for a long time, and Choi Sook-hyun, the biggest victim, suffered from pain and made an extreme choice at the age of 22." "The defendants repent and ask for forgiveness Choi emphasized that the apology cannot be accepted.”
He added, "I made the victims feel personal humiliation during the crime, and the inhumane treatment made the victims feel skeptical about whether to continue exercising."
However, he said, "The defendants who denied the crimes in the early stages of the investigation admitted all the prosecutions during the trial process and have not received any special criminal penalties."
Prior to the sentence today (29th), the judge said, "It may not reflect the suffering of the victim and the family members of Choi, but please take into account that the sentence sentenced to the defendants is in accordance with the sentencing standards and related laws."
They were handed over to trial on charges of habitual assault on triathlon team athletes in Gyeongju City, including Choi (a frequent special injury), and on charges of instructing or forcing them to assault each other (a violation of the frequent special injury teacher/child welfare law). .
When the team left for overseas training, coach Kim was also charged with collecting airfare from players separately (fraud) and using subsidies for other purposes.
Immediately after the sentence, Choi's father said, "It is most regrettable that Kim, who should receive the heaviest sentence, has been sentenced to two years less than the prosecution's sentence."
The Daegu District Court Criminal Division 11 (Director Kim Sang-yoon), who was in charge of the trial of Joo-Hyun Ahn, an athletic prescriber who was previously called as a team doctor and was accused of committing harsh acts against Choi and similar sexual assault on some female players, said in a recent sentence The corresponding severe punishment is inevitable,” he sentenced to eight years in prison.
Ahn appealed against the judgment of the first trial.
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