4 Teachers, Including Director, Booked Over Alleged Abuse of Around 10 Five-Year-Olds

Police have launched an investigation after circumstances emerged showing that daycare teachers at a public daycare center in Busan abused children.

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced today (September 3) that it has booked and is investigating four individuals, including three teachers from daycare center A and the director who held supervisory responsibility, under charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes.

The daycare teachers are accused of abusing around 10 children across two classes of five-year-olds over a period of one month starting last November.

Police are verifying circumstances of abuse, such as teachers covering children with blankets to prevent them from coming out, or forcibly feeding soup to children who refused to eat it.

The incident came to light after a parent filed a report in January suspecting child abuse.

A police official stated, "We plan to wrap up the investigation soon and forward the case to the prosecution as early as this week."

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