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| A group of elementary school students are being investigated over allegations that they bullied and sexually harassed a younger boy at a playground, according to police in Gunsan, Tuesday. Korea Times file |
By Ko Dong-hwan
Police in Gunsan are investigating a group of elementary school students over allegations that they bullied and sexually harassed a younger boy.
Police in the North Jeolla provincial city said Tuesday that they received a report at around 6 p.m. that 10 boys, who appeared to be fourth to six graders, were bullying a third grader at a playground in the Jigok area in southwestern Gunsan. A majority of students began the new semester on Tuesday amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The report was made by the victim's mother. She told police that the aggressors "pulled down her son's pants" and circled around him and hurled insults at him. The victim's younger sibling was also at the scene, according to the police.
Following the incident, the mother posted a text message online, which was shared by local residents, requesting that parents of any of the students at the playground contact her. But nobody responded.
A police department team specializing in cases involving women and juveniles has taken up the case and began looking into video footage from surveillance cameras in the area.
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