[사회]Short Track Cho Jae-beom sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison … “Sex crimes 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 sex crimes against his student Shim Seok-hee for several years.

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

This is Choi Min-ki.

[기자] [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 sentencing of the first trial were only two years later, and the court admitted that most of the 30 sexual violence charges declared by Shim Seok-hee were true.

The court sentenced former coach Cho Jae-beom to 10 years and 6 months in prison, alleging that it was a crime that he 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 the only evidence in the case, the victim’s statement, was consistent and specific.

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

The details of the testimony, such as the arrangement of the furniture, the color of the blanket and the shape of the wheels, were given as examples.

Former coach Joe, sitting on the court in a light green veil, was unaffected during 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 unable to go to the scene because Corona 19 confirmed an acquaintance and is in quarantine.

Shim’s litigation agent was lucky enough 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 apologizing was the result of raising the sentence, so it is noteworthy if there will be a change of position in the subsequent appeals trial.

This is YTN Choi Min-ki.

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