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Prior to the release of sex offender Cho Doo-soon in December, a fundraising campaign conducted by a private organization to help relocate the family of Na Young-i (pseudonym), the victim of the Cho Doo-soon incident , surpassed 100 million won in five days.
The Korean Association for the Prevention of Violence and Abuse, which conducted the fundraising campaign, announced on the 28th that “At 9:30 am, 1991 minutes participated in the fundraiser and a total 150 million won. ” Five days have passed since the fundraising campaign started on the 23rd.
The fundraising campaign began with the proposal of Shin Eui-jin, president of the Korea Violence Abuse Prevention Association. In an interview on the 22nd, Shin announced the start of the fundraising campaign, saying, “Recently, I heard that Nayoung’s family was unable to move out of Cho Doo soon due to financial difficulties.” President Shin said, “It is like mental abuse for the victim that the child sex offender and the victim live in the same neighborhood,” he said. “If the country cannot prevent such a situation, I will try to gather the will of the citizens.” President Shin is a pediatric psychiatrist who was in charge of psychological treatment right after Na Young was injured.
Cho Doo-soon recently announced his intention to return home to Ansan, Gyeonggi-do if he is released from his prison sentence in December. It is known that the place where Jo Doo-soon will live is not even 1 km from the house where the victim Nayoung lives. Under current law, it is difficult to prevent Cho Doo-soon from returning to his home in Ansan. Na Young-i’s father said in a recent interview with this magazine, “If only I could get Jo Doo-soon to leave Ansan, I would like to receive a loan and pay (Cho Doo-soon’s moving expenses) “.
Na-young’s family moving alone is said to be difficult as well due to financial circumstances. According to President Shin, Na-young’s family receives 300,000 won a month for basic living expenses. A family of four – a father, mother, eldest daughter and the youngest Nayoung – lives on less than 2.5 million won a month, including the father’s basic living benefits and daily construction work income. To remedy this situation, Na-young began raising money to move her family.
Citizens who participated in the fundraiser send money to the donation account and say ‘No, do your best!’ She left phrases like ‘I will always protect you’ and ‘I hope it helps you a little’. Kim In-jeong (26), a college student who participated in the fundraiser, said: “As a college student majoring in psychology, I was concerned that Na-young, a victim of a sex crime, would feel uncomfortable. “I think they should judge her return to society more strictly.”
An official from the Korean Association for the Prevention of Abuse of Violence said: “Thank you for the response from the citizens.”
