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saulkc
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optik404
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| Anyone know this guy personally? Would be interesting to hear some stories. |
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saulkc
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| His imdb page says he lived in Seoul for ten years and he regularly appeared on local TV |
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World Traveler
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Chaparrastique
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Oh no here we go again... 
What Korea needs to do is take sexual crimes more seriously... and make it easier for workplaces to police themselves.
As things stand, if I alert police to a co-worker who I know is a paedophile or have good grounds to suspect of being such, then not only will my workplace be penalized and lose students, I will likely be out of a job.
Not only that, Korean schools need to involve respected foreigners in their hiring/ interview/ screening process.
Time and again hogwon owners will happily hire creepy psychos whose photo alone sends a shiver down my spine. Koreans are terribly naïve at judging westerners character. |
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optik404
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| Chaparrastique wrote: |
Oh no here we go again...
What Korea needs to do is take sexual crimes more seriously... and make it easier for workplaces to police themselves.
As things stand, if I alert police to a co-worker who I know is a paedophile or have good grounds to suspect of being such, then not only will my workplace be penalized and lose students, I will likely be out of a job.
Not only that, Korean schools need to involve respected foreigners in their hiring/ interview/ screening process.
Time and again hogwon owners will happily hire creepy psychos whose photo alone sends a shiver down my spine. Koreans are terribly naïve at judging westerners character. |
Are you saying you can spot a pedo from a picture? |
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archaeologist5
Joined: 25 Dec 2013
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| Vadim Scott, formerly a staple on the Seoul entertainment scene with the band Mirror House, has been arrested in Cambodia it seems. He was also recently teaching in Bangkok. |
My first guess, when I read the title, was that you were going to mention Steve Schertzer. he is in Cambodia right now.
I have never heard of that guy so I guess he isn't that well known.
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| Not only that, Korean schools need to involve respected foreigners in their hiring/ interview/ screening process. |
i really disagree with that suggestion. Western teachers are no better at hiring someone than a Korean is.
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| Time and again hogwon owners will happily hire creepy psychos whose photo alone sends a shiver down my spine. Koreans are terribly naïve at judging westerners character. |
I remember reading a comment under a news article, possibly the Sandusky affair, and he said "When I became a corrections officer I thought I would be able to spot the pedophiles and molesters right away.
Turned out I couldn't as they were nice, charming and well mannered (etc.)"
There is an old saying "you can't judge a book by its cover" and a photo is only the cover of a teacher. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
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Yeah, unless you see some inappropriate action, I'm not sure someone could "see" a pedo.
Don't recognize any of the guys in that pic - but who knows. Maybe he even posted on here. hahahaha |
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bobbyhanlon
Joined: 09 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| I knew him from playing music when I first came to live in Seoul. Obviously I had no idea he might have had such proclivities... He was pretty arrogant and considered himself a star, but that's the only bad thing I can say about him from my experience. |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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I don't think that character will ever be able to show his face around Itaewon / HBC again. I don't recognize him, but apparently he was well known in certain circles. He has several videos of his band up on youtube, so some of you might reconize him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H145unpw-_Q Let's hope he gets a lengthy jail sentence as a deterrent against any other clowns engaging in such behavior. Unfortunately, the Korean media will have a field day with this and there will be further cries for stronger visa restrictions.
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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| Obviously I had no idea he might have had such proclivities... He was pretty arrogant and considered himself a star |
good riddance then |
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mike in brasil
Joined: 09 Jun 2003
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I saw the title and thought, oh great another pedo thread.
Then I looked at some of the videos and had a strange feeling like I'd seen this guy before.
Then I realized I'd worked with him back in 2009 on TV program. He's a talented musician for sure.
He did seem a little fruity around the gills.... but that doesn't make him a criminal. yet. |
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Chaparrastique
Joined: 01 Jan 2014
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Are you saying you can spot a pedo from a picture? |
Maybe not but I can spot trouble at the interview stage at least.
I can think of three people that I would not have hired in a million years that my schools happily hired, thinking they were charming. I was either present through part of the interview or saw them on Skype, and I warned my boss at the time.
In each case, the persons involved ended up getting fired for either losing vast numbers of students, doing inappropriate things and one even assaulted one of the parents.
After that they listened to my opinion.
Its in the eyes. |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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| mike in brasil wrote: |
I saw the title and thought, oh great another pedo thread.
Then I looked at some of the videos and had a strange feeling like I'd seen this guy before.
Then I realized I'd worked with him back in 2009 on TV program. He's a talented musician for sure.
He did seem a little fruity around the gills.... but that doesn't make him a criminal. yet. |
Ture enough. He hasn't been convicted yet. |
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hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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MOST are quick to condemn, sling mud, start rumors, jump on the band wagon....well, you get the picture.
But just remember...it could well be YOU that is being accused! And what if you are really and sincerely innocent?
Thousands and thousands have been sentenced to prison, executed only later we come to find out...they were not guilty!
On the other hand....what business does a grown male have taking a minor/boy to a hotel room who is not his son?! Especially in a country where sex with children is well known!
When the evidence is irrefutable...convicted pedophiles...should to be castrated...right in the court room! No passing go...just right from the defendants table to the back room! |
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