Korean Job Discussion Forums

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

The most appropriate thread was locked, so I guess this goes here.

I kid you not, I was at this TESOL graduate student conference last February:
http://core.ecu.edu/engl/talgs/
http://www.eslminiconf.net/spring06/talgs.html

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

This IS a big deal- a VERY big deal.

Karr was a pedophile who has murdered at least one child. He was also an English teacher in South Korea and still had his resume posted here.

If parents in South Korea freak out about this- well, it's only natural. They should be upset about it, (you would be, too, if you had kids).

If this leads to tougher immigration restrictions on foreign teachers, then so be it. Criminal background checks? No problem- if you have something to hide then stay home. While you are teaching overseas, you represent yourself and your nation to your students.

"Globe-hopping pedophiles" need to be executed, anyway. No crying about the death penalty- execute them.

Pak Yu Man · Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Location: The Ida galaxy

When I first came to Korea, over 7 years ago, I had my finger prints taken and a background check when I arrived. I was all for it. If you hire people to work with yur chldren, the least you can do is di a background check. I still think they should do it to this day. Keep those Pedo freaks out of the country.

Sorry bout all that crap. Me has been drinking soju al night. I have also found out...if you go to Jeju, you can buy booe duty free. Damn Jack Danielas.....

Canuckophile · Joined: 30 Jan 2003

That blurb on how the ransom note for JonBenet Ramsey showed evidence of someone with an ESL teaching background.... well, I hope we all clean the Konglish out of our speech before we go home. I thought it disappeared when I get around enough native speakers, but..... maybe not.

Canuckophile · Joined: 30 Jan 2003

[i]"Karr, a father of three, was charged in 2001 with possession of child pornography in Sonoma County, Calif., ABC News reported."

That means he entered SK to teach AFTER he'd already been charged (wonder if he was bolting from the sentencing?). I first taught in SK in 2001 - no crminal record check then for me. Only in 2005 were they required, as far as I know.

Canuckophile · Joined: 30 Jan 2003

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060817/ap_on_re_as/asia_pedophile_havens_1

dogshed · Joined: 28 Apr 2006

alinkorea · Joined: 02 May 2005

There are a small minority of Englaish teachers around the world, who are escaping criminal pasts. Wherever checks are minimal, the more of these people turn up. In my experience there are a a fair few shady teachers in SE Asia especially.
The ease with which English speakers can get a decent job in a far-flung corner of the world is always going to allow a small number to get a job when back home they are wanted to 'help the police with their enquires.'

TheUrbanMyth · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Location: Retired

If Korea cracks down, not only on illegals but also sickos, I just have one thing to say. It's way past overdue. Hopefully this may lead to a more professional type of teacher coming here, and just as hopefully we don't all get tarred with the same brush.

buymybook · Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Location: Telluride

I was convicted in a Korean Criminal court of a crime.

I was recently issued an E-2 Visa.

Wayo?

laogaiguk · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: somewhere in Korea

laconic2 · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Wonderful World of ESL

Canuckophile · Joined: 30 Jan 2003

I don't remember where I pulled the thing on his 2001 arrest for child porn possession - but he's all over the news now - you should be able to find it on msnbc or yahoo rather easily.

Sorry - I don't always do links on front page news.

laconic2 · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Wonderful World of ESL

An arrest is not automatically a conviction.

I don't find a single story, front page or elsewhere, reporting his conviction for child pornography.

I'm just curious where you came up with his "conviction" history.

dbee · Joined: 29 Dec 2004 Location: korea

He wasn't convicted of any child pornography charges. Also at this stage it's far from certain that he had anything to do with the Jonbenet murder.

He wife says that he was with her in a different state at the time. She also said that he had a fascination with the murder.

It's seems fairly likely at this stage that the guy is just a wacko attention seeker. They'll have to wait for the DNA tests to come through, before they know anything for sure ...