[사회]Short Track Cho Jae-beom sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison…”Sexual offenses using power for years”

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Former short-track coach Jae-beom Cho was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison for committing sexual crimes against his student Shim Seok-hee for several years.

The judge ruled that the former coach Joe used his powers to commit sex crimes for years and did not ask for forgiveness.

This is Choi Min-ki.

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[심석희 / 여자 쇼트트랙 국가대표 (지난 2018년 12월) : 앞으로 스포츠계에서도 어디서도 절대 일어나선 안 될 일이라고 생각하고 있고…. 엄벌을 주셨으면 좋겠습니다.]

After the shock confession, the investigation and the sentence of the first trial were just two years later, and the court admitted most of the 30 sexual violence charges testified by Shim Seok-hee as true.

The court sentenced former coach Cho Jae-beom to 10 years and 6 months in prison, saying that it was a crime that took advantage of the position and hierarchy of the national coach against a minor whose sexual values ​​were not formed.

They also ordered a 200-hour sexual violence treatment program.

The judge said that the victim’s statement, the only evidence in the case, was consistent and specific.

From 2014, when he was a high school student, to December 2017, just before the PyeongChang Olympics, Shim claimed the victims of sexual violence 30 times in seven places, including the Taereung Ice List and the Korean National Sports University.

The details of the testimony, such as the furniture arrangement at the incident site, the color of the blankets, and the shape of the wheels, were given as examples.

Former coach Joe, seated in court in a light green shroud, remained unaffected throughout the 25-minute sentence.

I had already served 1 year and 6 months in prison for frequent assaults, etc., and I was in prison for a long time.

Shim Seok-hee, who gave private testimony in court twice, was not able to come to the scene because his acquaintance was confirmed by Corona 19 and is in self-quarantine.

Shim’s litigation agent was fortunate to be admitted to the prosecution, but regretted that the sentence was low.

[임상혁 / 심석희 선수 소송 대리인 : 이 사건의 중요도나 파장, 본인이 겪은 피해에 비해서 (형량이) 낮지 않나 생각하고요. 따라서 항소를 통해서 그 점이 바로잡아질 수 있도록 노력할 겁니다.]

Former coach Cho has always insisted on innocence, but not asking for forgiveness was the result of raising the sentence.

This is YTN Choi Min-ki.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]

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