[Pick] "I don't like the way I walk" The coach of the sports team bullied a student for various reasons

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A middle school athletic coach who assaulted a student for years has been sentenced to a suspended sentence in prison.

Yesterday (23rd), Chief Judge Lee Su-hyeon of the Cheongju District Court announced that he had sentenced A (51), who was charged with violating the Child Welfare Act (child abuse), to one year in prison and two years of probation.

He also ordered him to complete 40 hours of community service, 40 hours of a child abuse treatment program, and a three-year restriction from employment in child-related organizations.

A, a coach of the shooting team at a middle school in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, is accused of assaulting student B several times at a training ground, etc., over the past five years since 2015.

Person A was harshly treated by group B for clumsy snow removal or refusing to follow his instructions properly.

He even continued to bully him because he didn't like the way Group B walked to the shooting range.

A's assault continued even after disciple B graduated from the middle school and entered high school.

Person A, who appeared in court, denied the allegations, but the court did not accept it, saying, "The victim is consistently stating the date and time of the accused's crime and the circumstances that led to the assault."

"Even for educational purposes, the defendant's actions are unacceptable in terms of social norms," ​​he said.

80% of school sports leaders misbehave, only 'light punishment'

Meanwhile, incidents of violence within the school sports club continue.

According to data submitted by the Ministry of Education by Deuk-gu Kang of the Minjoo Party, a member of the National Assembly Education Committee on the 18th, the number of students and leaders of the sports club decreased, while the number of disciplinary cases increased from 42 in 2019 to 95 last year.

'Violence, verbal abuse, and assault' were the most common reasons for disciplinary action, of which only about 21% were treated as severe disciplinary action (dismissal, dismissal, etc.), and the rest were only light disciplinary action (reprimand, suspension for 1 to 3 months, warning).

Rep. Kang pointed out, "Although the 'Choi Sook-hyun Act' has been amended, it has been shown that various misconduct by the school sports team leader has been punished at school sites."

 a partial amendment to the National Sports Promotion Act, prepared in the wake of the case of the late triathlete Choi Sook-hyun, who took his own life on June 26, 2020 after suffering harsh acts from coaches, team doctors, and fellow athletes. 'to be.

The bill, passed by the National Assembly on August 4, 2020, strengthens the existing National Sports Promotion Act amendment, measures to prevent recurrence, protects victims, and improves the sexual orientation culture.