Joo Ho-min "I feel unfairly treated by abusive parents, I think about making extreme choices."

Webtoon writer Joo Ho-min broke his six-month silence. He confessed the process that led from reporting child abuse to filing a lawsuit.

On the 1st, Mr. A, a special education teacher who was indicted on charges of emotionally abusing Joo Ho-min's son, was found guilty in the first trial. On this day, Suwon District Court Criminal Division 9 Judge Kwak Yong-heon deferred the sentencing of a fine of 2 million won for Mr. Accordingly, Mr. A announced his position to appeal.

On the 1st, Joo Ho-min said through his personal channel, “I am glad that he was found guilty and I do not feel happy. “I couldn’t be happier with the ruling that acknowledges that my child was abused,” he began. He said that the reason he conveyed his position through a live broadcast rather than an interview was to convey his position without distortion over a long period of time.

He said, “The issue of church rights became heated due to the Seoicho incident. As I got involved with that incident, I became an abusive parent. All the anger started pouring out on us. “It was really difficult back then,” he said.

At the same time, “The stories about the entire defense team, luxurious defense team, and appointment of five lawyers are not true. It is also not true that no apology was made to the female student. An apology was made to the female student, and it ended on a happy note. “They say he didn’t apologize, but I don’t know why it was so misrepresented,” he complained.

Regarding the fact that his son took off his pants in front of the girl with the intention of sexually harassing her, he said, “I didn’t take his pants down for her to see, but he did take them down, but the girl saw them.” “That’s why the girl’s father got so angry and told him to quickly send her to another class,” he said. “She’s in second grade and has autism.” He is a 4-year-old intelligent child. However, some media outlets portrayed him like a criminal with a purpose, like an animal buried in a castle,” he said, feeling unfair.

Joo Ho-min said he even made an extreme choice. He confessed, "It was so unfair. Three days after the news broke, I thought I had to leave this world. I thought there was no other way for the rest of my family to survive. I even bought lightning bullets."

He continued, "I made up my mind and was writing a will when I suddenly wanted to hear Kim Poong's voice. So I called, and as soon as I heard Poong's voice, I burst into tears. Poong told me to be still and ran home. Meanwhile, my wife “I brought the pastor to my house. We prayed together, and I cried the whole time,” he recalled.

He also revealed the reason for withdrawing leniency. Joo Ho-min said, "I decided to take the lead and dismissed the lawyer I had personally appointed after two days and requested a meeting through a public defender. I met the teacher in person and resolved any misunderstandings. There were some harsh things the teacher said, so I received an apology and made a good decision. “I asked to meet him to try to make things better, but he refused to meet me. He said he felt burdened.”

Afterwards, a surprising response came from the teacher. Joo Ho-min said, "A letter came through the other side's lawyer, and there were demands. The request was not to plead not guilty, but to write a letter withdrawing the complaint. Also, since the teacher suffered and was unable to go to school, compensation for material damages was posted, and a handwritten apology was posted. “They told me to do it. So I wondered what this was,” he explained.

Joo Ho-min revealed, "The next day, another request came. They said they would cancel the request for money, and instead, they wrote out sentences asking for an apology to be made public with the following contents."

He said he also saw the teachers' statements after the ruling, and said, "I understand that you are resistant to the act of inserting a tape recorder. However, there is no way for these disabled friends to truly convey the message. “That is so unfortunate,” he said.

He said, “Actually, I was planning to release the recording today. However, as a result of the guilty verdict, I feel that if I reveal it, it will be a huge blow to the teacher, so I am trying to hold off for now.” He appealed.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr