Middle School Student Molests Classmate for Months... Court Orders Parents to Pay 18 Million Won in Damages
Sent Sexual Messages and Committed Molestation at School
Court: "Parents Liable for Negligence of Duty to Supervise and Protect"
A court has ruled that the parents of a middle school student who sent sexual messages to a female classmate for several months and forcibly molested her in places such as the classroom must compensate the victim in the amount of approximately 18 million won.
On October 5, according to Yonhap News Agency and the legal community, Judge Lee Juhyeon of the 6th Civil Division of the Cheongju District Court ruled in a lawsuit in which the victim sought 35 million won in damages from the parents of the perpetrator, student A, ordering the defendants to “pay the plaintiff approximately 18 million won,” thus making a partial ruling in favor of the plaintiff.
Student A, a middle schooler, sent sexual messages to his classmate, student B, via social networking services (SNS) from March to May of last year, including statements such as "I want to touch your body" and "Be my sex slave." During this period, he also forcibly touched various parts of her body multiple times in places such as the classroom and hallway. As a result, student B was diagnosed with depression and received psychiatric treatment.
The court found that A’s parents bear responsibility for failing to properly fulfill their duty to supervise and protect their child.
Judge Lee stated, “The defendants had an ongoing duty to supervise and advise student A, including providing proper sex education, but neglected this responsibility. This negligence was the cause of the unlawful acts, and the defendants, as wrongdoers, are liable for the damages suffered by the plaintiff.”
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The judge continued, “Considering the circumstances leading to and surrounding this case, the nature of the sexual messages, and the method of forcible molestation, it is appropriate to set compensation for psychological damages at 12 million won. The defendants must also compensate an additional amount of approximately 6.7 million won for student B’s psychiatric treatment costs.”
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