(LEAD) Disabled care facility director arrested over alleged sexual violence

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SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) — A Seoul court docket on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for a disabled care facility director accused of committing sexual violence towards a number of facility residents.

The Seoul Central District Court docket issued the warrant, citing the danger of the person, surnamed Kim, destroying proof and fleeing.

Kim appeared on the court docket for his arrest warrant listening to earlier within the day after police requested the warrant on expenses of raping and molesting the victims on the Saekdongwon group house for folks with extreme disabilities positioned in Ganghwa County, Incheon, simply west of Seoul.

Police suspect Kim abused at the least six residents on the facility, however he has denied the allegations.

Kim reportedly continued to disclaim the allegations throughout Thursday’s listening to however finally acknowledged a part of them after police submitted to the court docket medical data of the victims and surveillance footage exhibiting Kim assaulting a resident.

Police started trying into the case in Could final yr and shaped a particular investigation workforce late final month. A sufferer first raised allegations over sexual violence occurring on the facility in February final yr.

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