# South Korea care-home sex abuse trial shocks country

https://mins.news/en/item/85905

- BBC News, 2026-10-04 22:11 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmy4z93n9n1zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Three residents at a state-funded care home for people with intellectual disabilities in Incheon said its director, identified as Kim, sexually abused them. A Seoul court sentenced him to 15 years in prison this month, but he is appealing. Disability-rights groups criticised the investigation and the ruling on the third victim’s case.

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