All posts tagged "child abuse"

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    S. Korean gov’t to toughen punishment of child abuse at daycare centers

    SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Yonhap) — The South Korean health ministry and ruling party on Friday unveiled plans to toughen punishment of child abuse at nursery schools in response to a recent assault on a 4-year-old that sent...

    • Posted January 16, 2015
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    Nanny faces arrest over alleged child abuse at S. Korean daycare

    INCHEON (Yonhap) — Police said Friday they plan to seek an arrest warrant later in the day for a daycare center employee on suspicion of beating a 4-year-old girl. A shocking CCTV video, released by police three...

    • Posted January 16, 2015
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    Korean mother in Texas arrested for allegedly slapping 4-year-old with slippers

    By Brian Han With the child abuse scandal occurring in a South Korean daycare center, another arose on Thursday in the United States. A 24-year-old Korean woman was arrested by Bell County authorities in Texas for allegedly...

    • Posted January 16, 2015
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    Child abuse at Korean daycare caught on camera

    By Lee Ji-hye Shocking footage of a teacher striking a four-year-old girl at a daycare center in Incheon has gone viral online. The Incheon Yeonsu Police Station confirmed that the incident, captured by a CCTV camera, had...

    • Posted January 15, 2015
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  • The Daegu District Court sentenced a 35-year-old woman identified as Lim, left, to 10 years behind bars for repeatedly beating her eight-year-old girl for a year before her death. The girl's biological father, right, received 3 years. (Yonhap)
    Child abuse rulings met with outrage in Korea

    By Kim Da-ye, Kang Hyun-kyung Public outrage was triggered Friday by lighter-than-expected jail terms given to two women who were convicted of beating their stepdaughters to death. The Daegu District Court sentenced a 35-year-old woman identified as...

    • Posted April 11, 2014
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