60s Pastor Indicted over Death of 11-Year-Old Child Abuse Victim at Cheonan Church

A church pastor suspected of abusing an 11-year-old child living at a church in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, leading to the child's death, has been put on trial.

The Cheonan Branch of the Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office announced today (the 2nd) that it has indicted a pastor in his 60s, identified as A, on charges of child abuse resulting in death.

Pastor A is accused of abusing 11-year-old B to death at a church in Cheonan on the 5th of last month.

Child B, who has an intellectual disability, was reportedly tied to a bed for more than 30 hours, and ligature marks and bruises were found on the child's wrists after death.

Church officials, including Pastor A, reportedly stated during police investigations that they tied B up to prevent the child from trying to leave the church.

The prosecution plans to soon indict B's maternal grandmother, who was transferred to the prosecution in custody on the same charges.

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