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South Korean sports coach convicted of sexual assault – BBC News
A South Korean speed skating coach is jailed for over 10 years for sexually assaulting an athlete.
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image captionOlympic athlete Shim Suk-hee says she’s been abused for years
A South Korean sports coach has been sentenced to more than 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting an athlete.
Former speed skating coach Cho Jae-beom was found guilty of assaulting champion Shim Suk-hee ahead of the 2018 Olympics in the country.
The coach only admitted verbal and physical abuse against the athlete.
The allegations were first made in the wake of the #MeToo movement when a number…
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