Dance Department Professor Who Touched Student's Thigh and Poked Groin Receives Reduced Sentence in Appeal Trial

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A female professor who reenacted the forced molestation act of a male professor against students received a reduced sentence in the appellate court.

The Changwon District Court Criminal Division 1 (Chief Judge Choi Bok-gyu) overturned the original sentence of 6 months imprisonment with 2 years probation and sentenced A (65, female), who was tried on charges including forced molestation, to a fine of 500,000 won on the 21st.

A, a professor in the Dance Department at Changwon University, in April 2018, in the professor's office and ballet room, touched the thighs of victim students for several seconds or poked around the groin area, claiming the teaching method of a male professor in the Dance Department, with whom she usually had a bad relationship, was molestation.

The court stated, "It does not appear that A committed the crime for sexual gratification, and considering that the victim agreed and does not wish for punishment, the sentence is determined accordingly."