Two male students who sexually assaulted a female classmate and filmed the act have reportedly advanced to a national university without facing any disciplinary action.
According to a report by the Korea Ilbo on October 16, the Anyang Manan Police Station in Gyeonggi Province sent A and B, who were enrolled at a traditional arts high school, to the Suwon District Prosecutor's Office in January on charges of special rape and special quasi-rape under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes.
The two are accused of assaulting classmate C in a music practice room in Anyang City on May 6 last year, where they allegedly raped her and physically assaulted her by pulling her hair and slapping her. They are also accused of filming the sexual act against the victim's will.
Following the incident, the victim sought counseling from a sexual violence support organization and has been receiving psychiatric treatment for panic attacks.
However, the school did not impose any disciplinary measures on the two students until their graduation. The victim reported the assault to the police on June 26 last year and also filed a report of school violence. The Seoul Southern Education Office postponed the convening of the school violence deliberation committee, and when it finally met in November, it deferred any decision on action. The committee reconvened in April this year, more than two months after the sexual violence charges were acknowledged, but by then, the perpetrators had already graduated.
Due to the lack of timely action regarding the school violence, no related information was recorded in the students' school records, allowing both to enroll in a national university.
Starting from the 2026 academic year, the admissions process will require that school violence disciplinary actions be reflected not only in student record-based evaluations but also in college entrance exams, essays, practical tests, and performance evaluations. However, concerns are growing that it will be difficult to retroactively apply any admissions cancellations or academic actions for students who graduated without facing disciplinary measures.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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