"With My Young Daughter Present": Active Police Officer Goes Shirtless and Verbally Abuses Parent... Police "Fact-Finding Underway"

The Officer Claims, "The Other Party Used Profanity First"

Internal Inspection Launched into Case Handling Process

Claims have surfaced that an active police officer verbally abused a parent while shirtless during elementary school drop-off hours, prompting the police to launch a fact-finding investigation.

Post Claiming Verbal Abuse by an Active Police Officer. Screenshot of an Online Post.

On July 27, Yonhap News reported that a post had been published the previous day on a local online community in Chungju, describing an incident from three months prior that the poster later discovered involved a police officer.

The poster, identified as "A," claimed that around 8:30 a.m. on April 13, while taking their elementary school-aged daughter to school, they yelled "Whoa, whoa" after being startled by a car moving through the pedestrian signal, only to be subjected to verbal abuse from the driver.

The driver got out of the car, removed his upper clothing, and struck his own vehicle, threateningly saying, "Why are you making a fuss when I'm just dropping off my kid—do you want to die?" while pointing at and intimidating A. A explained that about 100 parents and children witnessed the scene, that they went to the police substation around 9 a.m. to file a report, and that an officer was assigned to the case at 2:18 p.m. that same day.

A also recalled that the driver’s car was a white imported electric vehicle from a well-known brand, so they rode a bicycle around the area to find and photograph the vehicle and submitted the pictures to the police on April 16.

However, it was not until May 6, 23 days after the report, that the police asked, "What is the suspect's hairstyle or vehicle?" and added, "There isn’t just one of those cars out there, so unless it's certain, we can't proceed." After hearing this, A decided to drop the case, and the assigned investigator requested that A send a text message stating, "Please close the case. I do not wish to press charges."

However, about two months later, around 3 p.m. on the 25th, while passing by the same police substation, A spotted the vehicle and noticed that the person who had threatened them was standing in police uniform.

A asked the officer, "Is it okay for a policeman to take off his shirt and threaten and curse at parents dropping their kids off at school just because he’s irritated?" The officer entered the substation without offering an apology. Angered, A followed into the substation, recording the confrontation on their smartphone. Only then did the officer apologize to A.

A expressed deep outrage, saying, "I was horrified to learn that the person who threatened me in front of the elementary school was a police officer. Where am I supposed to file a complaint?"

As the controversy grew, the police immediately launched an internal audit and investigation. The officer in question reportedly defended his actions by claiming that the incident occurred amid a standoff after A had first sworn at and protested to him.

Although the original post has since been deleted, the police are interviewing the parties involved to determine the exact facts. Additionally, an audit is underway to examine whether there were any shortcomings in the handling of A's initial report.

A police official explained, "The case was closed without charges at the time," adding, "We are conducting an audit to review the entire process."

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