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Kim Geun-sik, who served 15 years in prison for serial raping 11 children and adolescents, will be released next Monday.
Since there is nowhere to stay at this time, it is known that he will be staying at the rehabilitation facility of the Ministry of Justice in Uijeongbu city for a while.
You can go out at any time, except during the time you are not allowed to go out, but there are many childcare centers and elementary schools nearby, so residents complain of anxiety.
This was reported by the journalist Hyeon-Jin Cha.
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Kim Geun-sik, “serial rapist”, released three days later.
In 2006 he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping 11 minors in the metropolitan area.
[김근식/아동 성범죄자(지난 2006년)]
“I was trying to choose between dying or giving up.”
In 2000 he sexually assaulted a girl and spent five years in prison, but 16 days after being released he committed another series of crimes.
Kim Geun-sik, released from Seoul Nambu prison on Monday next week, had nowhere to stay right away, so he had to live in a rehabilitation facility under the Ministry of Justice.
It is located in Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do.
When this became known, the mayor of Uijeongbu and the residents protested all at once.
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“We can never forgive our citizens in chaos and fear, threatening and destroying the security of citizens in Uijeongbu, which has nothing to do with this.”
Within one kilometer of the rehabilitation facility there are only six elementary, middle and high schools and there is also a child protection facility.
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“We also have a niece. The house upstairs has two girls, and the house upstairs has a girl too, but why do they have to be here …”
It is in front of the space where Kim Geun-sik, a pedophilia abuser, stays.
If you walk for about 5 minutes this way, a children’s shelter is 150 meters away.
Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon also expressed concern.
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“I spoke directly with the Minister of Justice. I communicated my concerns and the Minister of Justice shared my concerns.”
Kim Geun-sik, who is staying at the rehabilitation facility, can leave by alerting the surveillance officer from 9:00 to 22:00.
Immediately after being released from prison, the Ministry of Justice plans to deploy a surveillance officer dedicated to Kim Geun-sik, and the police also announced that they will increase the number of CCTV cameras around Kim’s residence and strengthen patrols. to relieve anxiety.
I’m Cha Hyun-jin from MBC News.
Video coverage: Jiyoon Son / Video editing: Namjoo Nam
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