Korean judge-lawyer couple accused of child abuse in Guam

By Park Si-soo

/ Captured from local media

A South Korean judge-lawyer couple has been accused in Guam of child abuse. They reportedly went shopping on Monday with their two children locked in a car in sweltering weather.

U.S. law punishes parents who leave minors unattended inside a car as child abuse.

The children, aged six and one, were found “slumped forward” in the car parked near a shopping center Monday afternoon. The engine was off and the windows closed.

Two people noticed the children and called police after failing to find their parents. Police rescued the children who had “sweat streaming down their foreheads and the sides of their faces.” They are now recovering, according to local media.

Video footage shows the couple rushing to the car but police blocking their access to the children.

The two were released from jail after posting bail of $2000 each. They will stand trial on Oct. 25.

/ Captured from local media