By Well this isn’t good:
Police have uncovered dozens of convicted sex offenders working at schools and other educational facilities for minors in violation of a law banning their employment at such places, officials said Thursday.
Under the law, those convicted of sex crimes and sentenced to a minimum punishment of a fine are banned from working at juvenile facilities including schools and private institutes for ten years after their conviction.
In a nationwide inquiry into the criminal records of 139 million public and private workers at 270,000 such facilities, 27 people were discovered to have been convicted of sex crimes, the National Police Agency (NPA) said.
It marks the first time that the NPA has conducted the extensive inquiry in cooperation with five relevant ministries, such as the education and welfare ministries, since the regulation took effect in 2006.
“Of 1,179 sex crimes against minors last year, more than 10 percent took place at schools, private institutes and child care centers. Also, 44.3 percent of sex offenders victimized children they were acquainted with,” said Lee Un-ju, an NPA officer.
Of the 27 people caught, six had been serving as teachers at either schools or private institutes, with one waiting to be appointed as an elementary school teacher. The other 17 had been working at sports facilities such as gyms and taekwondo studios, while two were janitors at apartment buildings and one had been running a child care center, according to the NPA.
By type of sex crime, 10 out of 27 were convicted of sex trafficking of minors, followed by sexual harassment with eight and rape with seven, the NPA said. [Yonhap]
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11:50 pm on November 11th, 2011 1
Huh!? The population of South Korea is only about 49 million people.
1:49 am on November 12th, 2011 2
That would also suggest about 500 workers per facility. I’m guessing maybe 3.9 million was the intended figure, about 15 workers per place seems a good number when averaging big schools and small facilities.
4:41 am on November 12th, 2011 3
Korea’s education system is great
but this shows it is still second rate.
For perversion and sleaze,
one must go overseas,
and study the best at Penn State.
9:04 am on November 12th, 2011 4
Another great haiku by Numero Tres.
But, how can this happen? Chosun is pure; must be the corrupting influence of westerners.
11:47 am on November 12th, 2011 5
It’s the corruption from Western Learning, off the Choldu-san with them…
12:41 pm on November 12th, 2011 6
#4
Check the meter. Limerick, not haiku.
1:23 pm on November 12th, 2011 7
Hey ChickenHead
About your post #3, That scandal has me seriously freaked out. I think what bothers me most as that Sandusky’s actions were known to others. I just cant get my brain around this one.
Hiler
2:14 pm on November 12th, 2011 8
Chris Hiler,
A semi-public figure connected to a respected institution openly doing this for decades with no fear of exposure is disturbing.
A lot of presumably responsible and highly-regarded people around him turning a blind eye, and even covering for him, is more disturbing.
With all the looming trouble in the world that is poised to affect everyone, everywhere, the public priority of giving attention to a bunch of funksticks whose entire existence revolves around throwing a funking ball, is the most disturbing.
Organized sports, gyms, and locker rooms attract pervert like trailer parks attract tornadoes. So what. Get them out of society when they involve kids and move on.
Any time sports moves off the sports page and into the headlines of the Real News, it is time to start looking for what is being done behind the scenes by intention or opportunity.
2:19 pm on November 12th, 2011 9
lol I bet some of these posters here are sex offenders too.
3:42 pm on November 12th, 2011 10
#9
Unless you keep to the missionary position, in a committed marriage and your intent is procreation not lust, you too may be a sex offender.
7:46 pm on November 12th, 2011 11
If I had my way about it the relatives of the boys that Sandusky raped would be given a 45 or a baseball bat, & put in a room with this creep and let them take care of business. JoeC #10, I’m in a committed marriage now but when I was single I was one whale of a sex offender according to your definition. Chickenhead #3, always the master! I wonder if Teadrinker would be opposed to capital punishment for this worthless piece of excrement?
8:24 pm on November 12th, 2011 12
#10
I see what you did there.
10:07 pm on November 12th, 2011 13
Koreans are by far the best lookers in Asia…
Especially the girls… hmm… nice…
1:32 pm on November 13th, 2011 14
#10 wtf? do you really think you are funny?
2:54 pm on November 13th, 2011 15
#11: Killing people at that range messes with you mentally… but I totally agree with your point.
4:05 pm on November 13th, 2011 16
Orbit wrote:
Just the Korean 왕따, i.e., you and Tom. Actually Tom isn’t even a Korean 왕따, he’s a Canadian 왕따 he wishes he could be a Korean 왕따.