Seoul Eunpyeong Police Station / Photo by Yonhap News
[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] A teacher at a public daycare center in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, is under investigation by the police following allegations of assaulting a two-year-old girl.
The Eunpyeong Police Station in Seoul announced on the 5th that they have launched an investigation after the parents of A (2) filed a complaint against the daycare center director and the teacher in charge on charges including child abuse.
The parents of A are suspected to have believed that their daughter was assaulted by a daycare teacher around December of last year. The police have assigned a dedicated child abuse prevention officer and are verifying the complaint in cooperation with the local government’s child abuse department.
The police are reportedly reviewing the daycare center’s CCTV footage to examine the allegations.
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