A screen capture of the spotlight of JTBC Lee Gyu-yeon dealing with the Ansan Pastor A case
As A (53), pastor of Y Church in Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, who is suspected of committing sexual crimes against believers, has been arrested, attention has been focused on his charges. On the 15th, the female and youth investigator at the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency announced on the 15th that it had arrested Pastor A on charges of violating the Child and Juvenile Sexual Protection Act (forced harassment).
Mr. A is accused of committing sex crimes, including assaulting three female members from 2002 to 2016. According to the police, Mr. A forced the congregation to “consult” the congregation for obscene behavior and filmed it as a video and stored it.
Suspicion of sexual and labor exploitation… Police “more victims may increase”
Those identified as victims in police investigations are mainly children of church members. The victims claim that he was virtually imprisoned in Mr. A’s house and suffered damage from the age of 7-8. Victims claimed, “At the time, I couldn’t go to school, and I was trapped inside the house and exploited my sex and labor.”
Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency
Even after they escaped from the church, they were afraid of retaliation and were reluctant to report it. On the 4th of last month, they filed a complaint against Mr. A. On the 15th of last month, the police seized and searched Mr. A’s home and church and secured some of the evidence.
A number of victims were exploited from a young age, and as some crime techniques such as filming obscene videos became known, the broadcaster’s current incident accusation program predicted the report by comparing the case to’grooming’,’human breeding’, and’the N-bang case’. . A police official said, “The number of victims may increase further as those who said they were victims of Mr. A appear one after another.” However, he said, “I cannot explain the specific content because it can spread the suspect.”
Screen capture of SBS’I want to know’ trailer covering the case of Ansan Church A
Investigation of suspicion of forced offering
The police are also investigating the allegations that Mr. A compelled members of the church to make donations since the establishment of the church in 1999. In this process, there were additional suspicions that Mr. A threatened the members and used violence.
The police are checking the process of A’s property formation, and A’s wife and son are also accusing him of the same charge. Mr. A and others are said to have denied all charges.
Screen capture of SBS’I want to know’ trailer covering the case of Ansan Church A
Mr. A is said to have been ordained as a pastor in 1996, but was expelled in August 2000 for preaching pseudo doctrine. A police official said, “All the allegations raised are bizarre, so we are confirming the facts one by one.”
Reporter Choi Moran [email protected]