Song Myung-geun (28) and Shim Gyeong-seop (30), players of the men’s professional volleyball OK Financial Group, admitted to allegations of school violence and officially apologized.
Victim A, who exposed Song Myung-geun and Shim Gyeong-seop’s scholarship, asked for a correct apology, saying, “There is a sentence that cannot be true” in the apology released by OK Financial Group.
◇ “I am an incumbent male volleyball player, a victim of abuse”
On the 13th, a post was posted on a portal site saying, “I am a current male volleyball player.
Mr. A, who posted this article, said, “I had a desire to forget and live because 10 years have passed, but I look at the victims who take courage, and I try to be courageous.” He claimed to have been assaulted by a senior in the grade.
Mr. A told the situation at the time that the level of assault was very high, saying, “The perpetrators were subjected to testicular suture surgery at a vital spot.”
He also revealed the situation in which the high school director tried to clear the case, and the violence of his senior, which was routine.
Mr. A said that after his article became a hot topic such as an article, “the (assault) party did not contact him once in his life, and he said he wanted to apologize,” he said. “If we receive a sincere apology, we will write it down.”
◇ School violence perpetrators are OK Financial Group players Myung-geun Song and Gyeong-seop Shim
The anonymous perpetrators were Song Myung-geun and Shim Gyeong-seop, players of OK Financial Group in male professional volleyball.
The club announced through a press release on the 13th, “I sincerely apologize for disappointing fans in connection with the school violence of players Song Myung-geun and Shim Gyeong-seop.”
OK Financial Group said, “Song Myung-geun confirmed that there was an inappropriate conflict with the victim while attending Songlim High School, and that there was support and apology for surgical treatment at the time. “The situation where I conveyed my heart.”
He added, “Shim Gyeong-seop also admitted to the victims of errors such as violent language and assault while attending Songlim Middle School last year and conveyed his apology.”
“Both players inflicted an indelible wound on the victim when they were young, unaware of the severity of the violence. I apologize to the victim again.”
◇ Victim A, “If it had been a sincere apology, there would have been no continuous teasing”
Mr. A, who confirmed the apology, said, “If the perpetrator had a sincere apology, it would not have been possible to be accompanied by constant teasing.” “I couldn’t accept this as an apology. I will not do it.”
Regarding the’surgical treatment support’ mentioned by the club, he said, “At the time, all the surgery expenses were supported by the school, and all that was paid for outpatient treatment of 1.5 million won from the parents of the perpetrators as insurance money called daily life liability insurance.” I am in a bad mood, so I have to tell it clearly.”
In addition, “I said that I left an apology text because I could not reach you, but I think the apology should be the way the person receiving the apology wants, not the way the perpetrator wants,” he said. Even in the textual content, I could not feel the sincere apology enough to write this article (exposure). I also have an apology mixed with excuses that I couldn’t help it, apologies for the accident, but I couldn’t find any mention of teasing after that.”
“I’m also a person, so I hope you know that this situation is uncomfortable, and that it wasn’t just because I wanted to harass it. However, these nonsense statements and apologies are unacceptable, unacceptable, and uncomfortable.”
Mr. A asked, “We hope that the parties will change their positions and think more deeply and apologize properly.”
◇ The Korean Volleyball Federation embarrassed by the subsequent controversy
As the controversy over school violence by volleyball players arose, the Korea Volleyball Federation cannot hide its embarrassment.
In addition to Song Myung-geun and Shim Gyeong-seop, the school violence problem of sisters Lee Jae-young and Da-young Da-young in the women’s division arose.
The controversy grew, with a petition asking for two players to be expelled on the Blue House National Petition bulletin board. The broadcaster is deleting’Review’ from the entertainment appearances of sisters Lee Jae-young and Lee Da-young.
Some view that’school violence’ is not a simple individual deviation but a structural problem. It is not the story of yesterday and today that the coach and coach are playing or beating in school sports. This culture of violence naturally permeated among senior and junior players.
To prevent school violence, the Korean Volleyball Federation announced that it would jointly conduct a prevention campaign in consultation with the Korean Volleyball Association and the elementary, middle, high, and university alliances under the association and find an education plan to eradicate violence.
In addition, for controversial players, it plans to open a reward and punishment after watching each club’s own discipline.
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