The Horrific Korean Boarding School That Abused Disabled Students

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[@MissTikka]

It’s like the law was designed to help predators get away with abuse

[@mpcmk3700]

Always has been 😤

[@Roadent1241]

I'd just like to understand why. Why is humanity like this? We are sentient. We can choose not to traumatise. It's so easy. They can just ignore these urges until they naturally go away because they're not being satisfied, like how you stop being hungry eventually because you're not eating ever.

[@gahyeonlvr7501]

It was. that’s exactly what the law was designed for.

[@scarlett-moriko1543]

That’s because those who make the laws are in on it too, disgusting.

[@athymeow5737]

​@@Roadent1241well if those people understood this simple thing this world would have been a better place rn. There would have been no pain. No heaven or hell. This is the only answer I have for your "whys". Wish I had a better answer 💔🙂

[@Doktah_Zari]

You know what, maybe throwing bricks at corrupt police station and schools isn't a bad idea after all. -_-

[@angelsoulstice]

Maybe 🤔

[@naomiruth8030]

Yes that option feels more and more appropriate recently…

[@Ke0h298]

why stop at bricks? bigger, better, and stronger

[@maeangeloumabega8691]

Metal pipes are also a good idea.

[@yinny5601]

Let’s use acid that burns skin actually because what even…

[@cerahan1077]

All my respect goes to Lawyer Lee, teacher J, bus driver, Yonsei university and the kind people of the community. They helped the students get the justice they DESERVED

[@t3jvswvni]

hmphh only 12 years of jail after ruining a CHILD's life, infact at least 70 children not to mention the school was open for 50 yrs.. if u think its enough than nothing can happen to this society💔

[@imveryanxious]

not the justice they deserved, just some kinda justice. 12 years is legit nothing

[@controversialcommentswithmia]

It official s.o.u.t.h k.o.r.e.a is the worst country in the world. My dream was to live there but now I would not even visit. Over my dad body This society needs some seroius rehabilitation the ones who are not direct criminals are complicit too staying silent to save your paycheck is not an excuse. It is silence that fed this monster and turned this society into unbarable toxic environment. Every k.o.r.e.a.n should be ashamed for living with it and not taking a stand. You are a failed state and society and your biggest failure is your unibilty to recognise how sick you are. And on top of that the police authorities are complicit and the working laws designed to punish the one who speak out and the one who get caught servd like what 5 years at best. What a fucking joke of country. I no longer blame china or north korea for being so strict with their punishments. Good for them for protecting their societies. Resepct for the teacher fought till the bitter end and did not compromise his conscious for anyone. I say this with love but You neeed to wake up. It took one brave man to expose this imagine how much your society would change if you stand up.

[@jmalik6191]

Too bad Korea prison is not that bad compared to US. At least here majority will be vigilant criminals who don’t tolerate this type of crime. But In Japan and Korea prison is a party for sex offenders.

[@razorandbennettbestboys6516]

What justice?

[@kristinakennedy8266]

“They lie as much as they eat” meanwhile they’re starving them. Only giving them scraps from the teacher’s meals. Unbelievable!

[@hana-a-cha]

Yeah, that's what I thought too. "As much as they eat" well you don't feed them properly, so not much I guess

[@gemamiranda5947]

I thought the same they are saying they are not lying because they are not feeding them

[@Opalite_gacha]

That bus driver had to listen to what those kids had to go through for TWENTY YEARS. I cannot fathom how he was able to write down all of what these 10 year olds had to go through. These girls were r8ped, beaten, water boarded, and mentally abused.

[@vdeviialyssa4097]

and probably even more than that- and worse

[@baumkuchen6543]

They were RAPED. KZbin should stop censoring this word.

[@mintyflow3796]

Your right

[@Diva_slvt]

And the fact that they were only 10 ☹️

[@MLedZeppelinZoSoA]

@@vdeviialyssa4097what’s worse than what he said.

[@b0nthree.r867]

it’s sad that we live in a society where a child can’t even get an education without the cost of their own safety, security, innocence and sanity

[@ValentineChoo]

Exactly.

[@ribertfranhanreagen9821]

and formal education is not cheap, it's expensive....

[@LelynnsSquirrels]

💯 agreed 💯

[@beebo-or-bee9766]

Tbf this wasn't in our generations society

[@tomotrono242]

korean society

[@idonotexistrn]

I was raped and molested when I was 5 and now I’m 13 and this is genuinely so sad. No one really understands how you feel and the nightmares you have. I was also groomed by another nanny and a driver. It’s horrible.

[@harleyquinn7934]

I hope ur fine😭

[@maybeeeleo]

I'm sorry that happened to you, that's absolutely disgusting. I hope your okay now ❤

[@bhuuh3590]

I hope you get the peace of mind you need

[@Bye_You692]

That’s fucking disgusting, 5????? I hope you’ve fully recovered from that horrible experience and i hope you get the justice you deserve ❤

[@idonotexistrn]

I'm alright now but I know I will never get my justice because the nanny used a fake name. These people NEED their justice. there are so many monsters in this world

[@imtryingtobenice752]

1:19:29 "SA on a child is like murdering a soul" such a true and heartbreaking statement, as a survivor myself I feel that too much

[@samhart4205]

Same, my friend. Same.

[@imtryingtobenice752]

@@samhart4205 ❤️

[@kenmathisiskenma4257]

What’s sadder is that some of the abusers got off completely scratch free. The maximum sentence some of them got was 12 years for RAPE. Rape could never be justified and yet only 12 years!

[@Cxmetx._Rawr]

and there were also other things than rape they did but i think they couldn't include those in video

[@yourfavoriteidiotontheinternet]

In the US, it would have been so much worse. So sad punishments is S. Korea is so low.

[@lawnmowercum]

when i was in year 5 one of my teachers got caught for touching girls on camp, making the girls hide cameras in the changing rooms, and more. he only got 8 years, and gets out next year i think. its because the law makers are pedos themselves

[@jang2386]

Cant anyone track them down omfg

[@mandysingh]

rape should be life in prison, but Korea always gives less for these monsters..

[@heystobit8365]

All my respect goes to lawyer lee, teacher J, and the bus driver while the perpetrators are the most disgusting and filthy creatures on earth

[@miakobetv7588]

Ikr does perpetrators are disgusting, poor bus driver, and the kids do not even know that does things are wrong like getting touched in places, i feel real bad for this kids😔

[@reyuwoo]

my heart goes out to them.❤

[@jaidens_asmr]

i agree.

[@GraceTung-xw2hu]

I agree!

[@RenuShivhare-jh3bv]

Even the husband of the girl who moved on

[@Axo1ot1_Haven]

I cried listening to this. I do not understand how people can r*pe a minor who is more vulnerable towards most basic things. I am so sorry for the victims.

[@_Definitely_Not_A_RobloxFan]

not just minors, everyone!

[@Milo-wc9yj]

As a disabled person, it is so important that you cover this. Abuse in special education is a huge problem. Thank you.

[@jewelscheffer-oi2ct]

I am disabled too. This one hits different

[@benedicta4898]

People that bully or mistreat people that are so vulnerable that can’t fight back deserve to rot in a different type of hell

[@Bread16091]

The hell of hangnails

[@t33_h33]

Agreed

[@alitch_]

Exactly!!!!

[@GiannaLugari-fn2th]

@@Bread16091no hangnails and hand sanitizer

[@mysticloverfairy1]

It’s even worse when it’s done by a person whose supposed to be in charge of you who has authority over them.

[@anyavance]

“How did you find out she was r-worded?” “She was walking weird and I asked if she was sick” I can’t this is heartbreaking 😭😭💔

[@doreensika837]

That broke my heart. She was only 10 man. How can another human being do this and be ok with themselves and sleep well at night. I just don’t understand, just why?

[@Leafy_greenz83]

​@@doreensika837 this story makes cougar macdowall va look family-friendly

[@doreensika837]

@@Leafy_greenz83 who cougar McDowall

[@Leafy_greenz83]

@@doreensika837 he makes soft-core pornograph with digital circus and sometimes fnaf characters

[@ishapanging]

may i know pls what r word is?

[@KrysViciousBeats]

The sad part is this happens here in the US too. When I finally told on my father the cops asked me if I fought or told him no. When I said I didn't. They just said then how was you assaulted? As if it was normal for Father's to engage in that kind of behavior with their daughters. Then they went on to tell me they didn't believe me. And nothing was done. Ever.

[@NC-qm8dc]

One thing that u forgot to mention was that many of the victims were also orphans who didn't have parents at all to help out as well. Some of the orphans were the ones that disappeared after getting pregnant. It's a messed up world we live in.

[@benedicta4898]

The people that are supposed to protect you are the ones that act like predators and abused their power for their own selfish gain. It’s disgusting and sickening. This is terrifying

[@Dark_Tesla]

It’s not even limited to one bad actor either. A literal wretched hive of scum and villainy.

[@loretopg]

God yes. Its terrifying and the total devastation they must have felt every day and night is inimaginable.

[@nursenicole222]

Predators look for positions like this to have access to victims. Obviously they are the minority but it’s definitely something to be aware of.

[@yargg]

They aren't acting like predators, they are predators. Otherwise 100% agree

[@moaswrld]

fr…

[@heathergabbysalomon3614]

I was raped for the first time when I was 9. He would leave an 80-cent Hershey candy bar ( this was in the '80s) It was my mom's live-in boyfriend so I had at least what I thought was no escape. My heart goes out to all those that have suffered.

[@rosemarygarcia1526]

I’m sorry that happened to you 🥺

[@celiarose815]

I'm so sorry that happened to you 😢 I hope that you are doing better today. Always remember that you are precious and you deserve to be happy ❤

[@Your_average_chica]

So so sorry that happened to you😢

[@pauladouglas9891]

My heart goes out to you

[@bluwu1586]

Aww... I'm sorry that went down. Fuck whoever did that. I hope the horny piece of shit burns in hell. ❤

[@spiraldown2710]

My mum is deaf and she grew up in an orphanage. Sign language was illegal until the early ‘80’s in America. This is so vile, and to prey on the young and disabled… I pray that hell exists for them. Edit- I yelled STFU at the tv a couple times. That’s some massive loopholes in the law.

[@raygunbobcat]

Sign was illegal?? 🤯 that’s actually insane.

[@starkjet2197]

@@raygunbobcatprobably because they thought it was “gang signs” or something stupid like that. 🙄

[@yaminohere]

As a disabled person (mentally disabled here). Hearing how they talk about how we "lie all the time" just makes my BLOOD BOIL.

[@tenwaystowearit]

There’s a special place in hell for people who would do this to these children. They’re not even people, they’re demons. This is horrific. 🤬🤬🤬

[@Mr.WestcottX]

For real abusing vulnerable people in society. 😡 Poor kids 😔 hopefully doing well mentally n physically too

[@Vineethajojo]

You know jail is hell for these type of people

[@Vineethajojo]

@@masa3928 Most ped@ gets killed by other cell mates that's what I meant

[@rylee-1235]

People say we're all gods children. These are Satan's children.

[@user-mx2up4qt5n]

I don’t know who in their right mind would do this to innocent kids!!😞😖😖

[@ScarlettMoon2]

This sounds like what happened to the indigenous children in Canada when they were taken from their families and put in residential schools.

[@celiarose815]

Unfortunately stories like these are found all over the world especially in Orphan houses where the kids doesn't have anyone to defend them 😢 and even in social services facilities it's so common. Adult s are so evil towards defenseless kids.

[@Dang.-]

As a korean Canadian, stories like these are just way to fucking common. Not even a few days ago, I heard ANOTHER story of an insanely abusive "school".

[@bluwu1586]

​@@Dang.- Ayy, Japanese-Canadian here!! Anyways, yes I agree. Why can't people keep their dicks/vaginas in their pants? Why can't they keep their hands to themselves? Like, have they never learned self-control?!

[@bloodymetalangel287]

Same thing happened to other indigenous people 😞

[@felixhenson9926]

It's sadly not an isolated phenomenon in the world generally but a lot of the worst cases i've seen have come out of Asia

[@mothiestman4995]

As a disabled person, none of this shocks me. It's common to treat us as less than human all over the world. It's awful.

[@Huh9631]

Ikr, I’m also disabled and it’s insane how much abuse is over looked when it comes to disabled people. Especially in schools, whether it’s a special Ed school or not.

[@melizanebres6440]

Being a disabled person doesn't give anyone the right to prey on you. You are no less than human, you are special. Special in a kind that you should be treated with more care, more attention, more attention, not to be treated as less human.

[@JokerAlice]

The problem is that since dissable people end up being seen as if their a burden to society and the able body population, then they see them as if they can be taken advantage by anyone seaking to do evil. This case was sick, but like others said not surprising.

[@BrittKScott]

I love how your husband always voices his opinions on each case. He gets so emotionally invested lol I love it. It's helpful because most of the time he's asking the same questions that the viewers are probably thinking. You guys are a great team!

[@avg7444]

The teacher and the bus driver are true heroes. I cannot fathom the strength and might it takes to write everything down, go pay close attention to the horrific things the kids are signing… bless them…

[@carolisaguy9295]

I hope the poor kids who got pushed will live a good life In heaven, may god bless them. amen❤

[@jessicamontier4203]

FR THEY ARE TRULY HEROS! I hope the victim's are doing ok now and RIP to the student that got pushed off the building 🕊

[@brittvdr806]

True heroes? It was their DUTY to protect these children! IF they would've looked the other way, they would've been as guilty as the sex/physically/mentally abusers. (Evil pedophiles, brrrrr) No one can look the other way when they see/hear something that isn't right, no one!!! Even more with children and disabled ppl and abuse in whatever way. South Korea still has a long way to go in human rights affairs, abuse at work, class differences and alcohol abuse. Most suicides happens in South Korea, there is a reason why. Heroes? DUTY to help ppl in whatever need. Jmho though.

[@GraceTung-xw2hu]

I agree!

[@stduupie]

@@brittvdr806are u insane they risked their lives for these children. yes it’s the moral thing to do but it doesn’t mean they didn’t save so many more children from going through these horrifying experiences

[@teethenugget]

These laws were a joke, I can’t believe how many loop holes there are for people to get away with something this disgusting

[@arcyhicks8335]

I agree. But let's not judge the SKs too harshly. They're still a relatively young nation trying to get their feet under them. Young or old, no nation is perfect. From what little I know about them, I think they've got a really bright future ✨️

[@teethenugget]

@@arcyhicks8335 yeah I hope the more these stories come out the better the justice system becomes

[@bernik9131]

@@arcyhicks8335but that’s how no change is made. who cares if it’s a young or old nation? why does that matter? these are CHILDREN and their whole lives are ruined from the hands of these disgusting people. and it’s not just a SK issue, it happens all over the world.

[@user-hs1zo6cw3k]

​@@arcyhicks8335law is to protect the victim, there is no such excuse as it being a newly developed nation. It's not hard for someone to have basic ethics moreover, a whole society and government

[@gangreen.toenails]

@@arcyhicks8335”let’s not judge them too harshly” there were loopholes that allowed abuse to take place. Grow up.

[@alexaar4951]

it hurts me that there are people out there who rated the movie low. for being "cliche" or having a "bad/sad ending". yes, it was graphic, because it's based off a true story. yes, it's cliche, because it's real. i wish people would research before submitting a rating. anyways, thank you again stephanie for an amazing video which sheds light on horrible issues. i really love watching these, so interesting and having you document them makes it so much better! i'm really grateful for your hard work and dedication!!! please continue, you are doing god's work! ❤

[@KDB349]

To be fair, researching something isn't gonna make someone like it. I think you just feel that leaving negative reviews on a serious matter is disrespectful which its understandable but it is what it is. I also hate the term 'cliche' its annoying as hell.

[@startc9080]

Imagine being the bus driver and everyday having to drop off kids to a place with a bunch of predators

[@makncheese9628]

"SA on a child is like ruining a soul" it really is. When you hurt a child in that way it ruins their childhood. It rips their childhood away from them. And this case just goes to show that it just takes 1 person so help. One person to speak up. 1 person to change the life of someone in a good way forever. 1 person to in the future maybe save someone's life.

[@whosminsa]

EXACTLY. (tw: sa) i came back from maldives, i had so much fun. it was my uncles wedding a few days later i came back from maldives. it was a bangladeshi wedding, and the day before the wedding the girls and the groom apply some mehndi. (henna) it was called “akht” i had this grandpa who was really nice, or so i thought.. he was smoking cigarettes (this was months before the wedding, infact it was during my other uncles wedding) outside my cousins house. i thought.. “why wasn’t anyone greeting him?” i felt bad, everyone was scared of him and i didn’t know why. i said “nanabhai, (grandpa) nobody is greeting you. so hello!” he was smiling. then he pulled me for a hug and said “your so sweet.” i was weirded out by this, i was only 9. he didn’t touch me or anything but idk i felt kinda weird. i felt like.. he tried to molest me.. but then i wanted to tell my mom but i thought she would yell at me (but my mom is VERY supportive, and if anyone touches me she will smack the sh*t out of them.) but i forgot about it a few hours later. a few hours before my uncles wedding, i had this purple dress, i turned 10. my body was devoloping. and my dress, the top part was kind of see through, and you couldn’t see my chest but it was just kinda of see-through. and then my parents said cover up. i was like no no! they said to wear an inner. i did but it was still.. see-able? then i had so much fun at the wedding! the food was amazing, i took photos, it was a dream come true! but after the wedding, there was a tray of a whole turkey and rice on the side, i ate with my hands (since it’s our culture) then i had to wash my hands. the room i was in had a washroom, but someone was in it. so i went into another washroom, the room my grandpa was in. then i went to the washroom. my grandpa was like “oh come here! i didn’t hug you!” then while he hugs me he touches my… breasts. then that bitch has the audacity to say “don’t tell anyone that nanabhai (grandpa) touched your breasts.” then my sister, i call her bonu. tears was streaming down my face, i was shaking. my sister was like “WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED?!?” i couldn’t find my mom since she was on the 3rd floor (we were in a motel and i was in the 2nd floor) so i told her then my sister said “wait in the room that the kids are sitting ill call ur mom” then i was shaking and crying my cousin brother and my brother were both 4. they didn’t understand anything. “sissy why are you crying?!” i kept my mouth shut. i told them i saw a ghost on youtube. tons of aunties were there and they comforted me. my grandma (my grandpas wife) told me what happened, i told her everything. she was like “ill tell him about this.” my mom and my auntie (my grandpas daughter) were hugging eachother and crying so hard. MY GRANDMA SAID THAT F*CKING B*TCH DIDNT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AND DOESNT KNOW THE WORD “BREASTS” LIKE… YOU LITTLE BITCH. my grandma obviously believed me and that’s it. dw, im planning to beat him up.

[@DeaDiabola]

Any rape ruins a soul. But children have their innocence ruined as well. It's fucking unforgivable.

[@julesverneinoz]

At least 4 people (based on your equation) needed to rescue someone out of darkness, but the whole thing was often caused just by 1 person.

[@MauraLabingi]

Absolutely agreed. I was legally kidnapped and assaulted just days after my 14th birthday. It totally ruined me.

[@mariami12326]

I'm so sorry about that, but legally?????? That's so messed up! I'll pray for you​@@MauraLabingi

[@Queenofthatank]

He wasn't just a bus driver he was a hero

[@Mr.WestcottX]

Indeed. Helping them.

[@tuxedo_ri]

the teacher and the bus driver did their best to rescue kids

[@rebeccaxx]

cringe

[@erin6501]

@@rebeccaxx if you don't want to comment anything that remotely relates to the comment above, then don't. move on

[@rebeccaxx]

@@erin6501 i can comment when, where and whatever i want.

[@wolfwise1135]

My sil is an asl interpreter and she told me that a lot of hearing parents of deaf kids don’t learn asl, so I can imagine that a lot of parents didn’t have the skill set to fully communicate or understand what was going on even if their kids were trying to tell them.

[@montserratvillasana7880]

ASL interpreter here. It's true. Many hearing families refuse to learn sign language for their kids/siblings/parents. I've even experienced a parent of an ADULT Deaf person tell me "you better not interpret this." All because they wanted to talk trash about them with another hearing person. I was fuming. I still interpreted everything and gave the communication access to my client because it's my literal job. Safe to say, I won't be called back to interpret for that family ever again

[@sarads7877]

I think some of the parents definitely knew tho, like look at that kid who told the bus driver about the abuse, r*ape etc, without even flinching cause they were too young and naive to realise it was a bad thing... i find the idea that that kid never let anything slip at home very unbelieveable.. and considering how much material that driver was able to write down, there were definitely others just like her, who were capable of talking and open about the events

[@pinkdarkboy7127]

Dude it's so messed up. My best friend is deaf and I've only known him a few years and even I'm learning sign language. (I'm awful at any new language so I'm still at baby level tho.) I can't imagine not wanting to put in the effort to communicate with your own child. A lot of deaf people can read lips and speak clearly if they didn't go deaf super early in life, but it's no excuse to make like so much more difficult than necessary for your own child just out of your own laziness. A lot of deaf kids and adults don't get taught sign language out of parental laziness even though it would really benefit them. The amount of deaf people who don't know sign language is depressing.

[@wolfwise1135]

@@pinkdarkboy7127 in fairness, poor families struggle with this bc it’s hard to learn sign language when you have to work 2 jobs and are barely keeping the lights on. It’s the parents who have all the resources and time that don’t try that make me angry.

[@laibajubbein8745]

@@pinkdarkboy7127I’m gonna learn BSL in summer. I said I’d be too lazy to learn sign language but I would communicate with them through writing. But no, no way in hell. I need to not be lazy. And I’m super lazy. I need to learn now not when my baby is born. I mean I’m not pregnant or even married but I’d rather stay safe than sorry.

[@StainTheMenace]

My dad was someone who liked to lecture. A lot of his lectures were asking me answers until I told him the “right” answer. He only stopped after I broke down and argued with him, and told him my lying all the time comes from the fact he made me feel like the truth- which he always said was all he wanted- was never good enough, so I just told him whatever he wanted to hear to be done. He never pressed me again like that, but it was always clear he wanted to when we’d argue, because the answers I always gave him were never good enough. Especially if I tried to tell him “I don’t know”.

[@Yo-pz1em]

This was my brother

[@isabelfortuneteller]

I have so much respect for Gong Yoo & how he fought to get this movie made. Considering also that he portrays a flawed character who at first does nothing. He did not do this to play a hero in a movie over these children's backs. He truly cared & he succeeded in helping them. He's a true icon of his craft 🖤 I hope one day I can bring myself to actually watch this one 😔 As for these monsters, hell is too good for them.

[@xcatnayx]

I didn't know that actor fought to have the movie made, that's really admirable of him, huge respect!

[@shrutikaanand7587]

​@@xcatnayxand he's not a nobody who's just there for the fame. He's literally one of the biggest names in Korean entertainment. Apparently he was inspired to make this movie because his senior in military gave him the original book.

[@rivertothemoon]

​@@shrutikaanand7587yes! And it was this movie that brought attention to the case, enraged the public to have the law changed if I'm not wrong

[@robiereyes408]

I had to watch it for my literature class when i was in SHS. It's a very good, the way it was made, Gong Yoo's acting is superb that I was still crying writing my movie review 😢, I hope you find the courage to watch it sooner because it's that good. I hope i don't come off as feeling close heheh

[@MajdaAli]

thats why i love Gong Yoo 1 of my fav korean actors

[@Nunyabisinas]

So much respect to gong yoo for turning this into a movie and getting attention on the case. I heard somewhere that he read a book about it during his mandatory military service and asked his agents to make it into a movie. He's a really good person.

[@soobins.bread143]

we love those kinds of people

[@Solararisa]

It's after the movie was released that it created a national outrage and rightfully so. Goes to show how powerful media truly can be.

[@WhisperOfDoom86]

when you know your fame could serve a higher purpose 💖

[@petrawallig7916]

Whats d title of the movie?

[@WhisperOfDoom86]

@@petrawallig7916 Silenced , it’s a strong but wonderful movie ❤️

[@xxyourlocaldinoxx6101]

PROPS TO STEPHANIE KEEPING IT TOGETHER THE BEST SHE COULD EVEN WITH SUCH HARD TOPIC SHE KEPT IT TOGTHER WE LOVE YOU STEPHANIE!!

[@MissJellybean]

My grandmother taught at a deaf and blind School. So I spent most of my childhood around kids who are deaf, blind, and multi-handicapped. My grandmother's brother also has down syndrome. I can't believe that this was allowed to go on for so long. This is making me cry because it's so heartbreaking.

[@aminaelo]

It took 20 years for them to officially discover this???!!! Makes you wonder what gruesome things might be going on at the moment that nobody knows about 💔

[@apriljk6557]

yeah and how many children have suffered in the past.

[@celiarose815]

I'm convinced that most parents know about it but didn't care 😢

[@Bluewinds-on1xt]

​@@celiarose815nope, remember the last case of Pakistani kids? What can the parents do if the police is careless?

[@celiarose815]

@@Bluewinds-on1xt but no one of them tried to solve the problem. And if it's me I would never let my child go there again. They could have also reached to the ministrey of education or any association but they didn't do anything.

[@Mush_strawberry]

That’s South Korea law for you honestly I don’t even know how none of Korea citizens from before have common sense

[@catherinethecatlike]

This is so absolutely disgusting. I’m disabled and have been mentally abused and a few times physically abused by doctors and nurses which has really caused severe PTSD whenever I’m around any sort of medical “professional”. Thankfully my parents take care of me at home, mostly my mom, and I’m so beyond thankful that she loves me so much to care for me every day.

[@vivienneelizebeth3851]

Aww I’m sorry about that stay strong ❤

[@Dead_emo.nerd0v0]

im so sorry part of life is sickening but at least you got your wounds healed

[@catherinethecatlike]

@@Dead_emo.nerd0v0 not healed, still very much wounded. I have severe panic/anxiety attacks during any sort of doctor appointment, especially if they’re out of the house, and any time I need any type of procedure/surgery. I’ve been held down against my will with them cutting me open without any anesthesia, literally being told to “shut up” when screaming out in pain. I’ve been hurt more time than helped by doctors, and it shouldn’t be that way.

[@CJxLuvly]

I'm so sorry this has happened to you as well. I've dealt with the same things and I have a sense of what you have gone through and how it has affected you. It's incredibly frustrating and angering and sad to feel so small and so vulnerable and afraid of the very people who are supposed to care for your medical needs. Stay strong my friend and remember to advocate for yourself at all costs. 💕

[@namtellectjoonal7230]

I'm so sorry this happened to you, these doctors and nurses deserve hell ... I'm glad you have your parents at least

[@vvgirl6173]

If my mum knew about this she'd be so furious she'd have another heart attack. As a Specialised Nurse she works hard to help support those with Learning Disabilities, Epilepsy, Physical disabilities etc. She'd combust if she even knew a slither of what these kids went through.

[@Bye_You692]

Your mom is amazing

[@vvgirl6173]

@@Bye_You692 thank you :)

[@Acerxce]

This is such a horrific story. As a young girl with mental disability's (Autism, ADHD, anxiety and hearing problems) I'm disgusted. Thank you for covering this story and spreading it to more people to learn about. Due to my disability's people have tried to take advantage of it but luckily I have a loving family to stop anything happening, I feel so bad for the victims and there is a lot of respect for teacher J, The bus driver and all the kind people who helped get these kids justice.

[@michellebarron1987]

Good for you!!❤️ Continue to pursue your dreams and passions in life and don’t let any of these diagnosis hold you back🙌

[@lizxu322]

It's like the grossest people in South Korea decided to open a school together for the most vulnerable, to basically turn it into a Marquis dr Sade novel

[@KimJongUnnie]

Exactly

[@juliemilem772]

I hear ya

[@evenxthree]

Yes exactly just thinking about the atrocities mentioned in that novel gives me goosebumps and seeing something similar happen to these vulnerable kids is just so so disheartening

[@byunniq9060]

To be fair most Sk Ppl are terrible

[@lizxu322]

@@byunniq9060 wow I'm not sure id go that far...

[@gordonxiong651]

Hi Mrs. Mango, Thank you for covering this case. As a person with a physical disability (a wheelchair user), I have no words. It took me two attempts to watch this video because I was afraid it would be triggering to me. I am fortunate enough to have been raised in a loving family. Although they are sometimes toxic in my opinion. Growing up in an Asian family, my parents raised me with the mindset of not being a burden to everyone and not to embarrass the family. Your comment of we are the only ones that would take you in, other people won't finally did me in because I have heard it my entire life! I am turning 29 in Wednesday and I have to unlearn all of my internalized negative emotions and learned helplessness. It has not been easy, but I am going at my pace. To think my parents actually considered sending me to a boarding school when I was younger. I would have been at their complete mercy. Ironically I still am. The road to a self-advocacy is a long and exhausting battle, but it is one that I would gladly fight. I hope and pray things will get better for people with disabilities worldwide. We matter and we communicate in unique ways. We have a voice too. Thank you, for representing people with disabilities and making me feel like I matter.

[@soc7967]

I am so sorry you had to go through all of that trauma. You did a great job expressing your feelings to others, and you need to keep doing that, don’t let your family make you bottle up your emotions.

[@nuria-86]

Your post is a sign of bravery and unfortunate for your parents to not see your potential and uniquenesses. I’m glad you are taking your own pace and space to over come this. ❤❤❤ I want to wish you many luck and many happiness. 😊

[@kimkirah]

Happy birthday to you... Praying for the most strength for you 🎉❤😊

[@eventhorizon2264]

@gordonxiong651 go little rockstar, you can do it ✨

[@tracycraft2971]

God bless you and keep you! You are a beautiful person and you yes! You matter so much!!

[@oddeyes9413]

The amount of rage this case ignited in me is honestly hard to describe. I'm considered disabled (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) and have experienced abuse because of it, but I cannot imagine what those poor babies went through and the monsters who hurt them deserve the worst punishment possible and a special place in hell. The bus driver, Teacher J and everyone else who brought this case to light are heroes.

[@amandakucsera]

A very extreme case you cover here, my boyfriends aunt is deaf and when she was 9-11 she was sent to a boarding school because her mom had too many other kids to properly take care of her. She was abused by one of the caretakers there from 9-11, that sicko thankfully got arrested. Sadly she is in her 50s now, and was happy and finally getting in her comfort zone, able to work and drive and make crafts to sell. She had a night job at Walmart, and unfortunately she was again s abused by one of the managers there. It’s disgusting, how weak these people are, it’s okay to be weak, but don’t take it out on others by abusing them to make you feel like you aren’t weak anymore. Guess what, you are the weakest of them all.

[@BloodMoonCosplays]

After finishing Silenced I was physically ill. I sat there, sobbing after I saw what happened to the older boy who died in the movie, trying not to vomit from pure unadulterated disgust and fear. Fear that there might have not been any punishment for those beasts if this movie hadn’t become so widely known. Fear that they’d walk around and continue to get away with the sickening abuse they’ve done, if ONE. MOVIE. Had been turned down.

[@summ3rgirly]

where did you watch the movie?

[@BloodMoonCosplays]

@@summ3rgirly it’s on Netflix

[@vangrou4461]

Same, watching fictional stories are one thing. But knowing silenced is based on a true case just hits you with so much disgust, agitation, sadness, and hopelessness. I don't think i've ever cried that hard ever in my life. These kids weren't treated as human beings at all, not just by the perpertrators, even the authorities. I don't think i could rewatch this movie, just thinking about it again makes me seething with anger and frustration. but i am so so thankful to everyone who fought for it to be produced and released. It truly gave at least a bit of justice to the victims

[@IveyCosta]

I bawled my eyes out and had to stop. My mental state was a disaster for a week. It took me an extra week to be able to finish the last 30mins, but I was a wrecked at that sentence. 12 years??? ONLY??? 😭

[@robinwangai3303]

I can't even fathom how I was a little bit okay with Antichrist, but the SILENCED?! Damn, that hit me hard.

[@spicypumpkin8698]

I remember watching the movie and afterwards I felt sick to my stomach. I just remember sitting down for like an hour after just to try to digest what i watched, it was absolutely horrendous. And to think that real children went through stuff like that and worse is so sickening. There is a very special place in hell for those teachers.

[@yyyyy-wv6dz]

exactly, i just wanted to throw up.

[@mysticloverfairy1]

You’re brave to watch it, except for a few clips from the court hearings and trials I don’t think I could watch the entire movie .

[@World_of_Drama]

What's the name of the movie? Thanks

[@danielskyeespeleta7585]

When I learned about this case and heard that there was a movie about it. I just know that I can never watch it. My mental health cannot take it.

[@Sumiruka]

@@World_of_Drama silence

[@K-KrushOfficial2525]

it was so heart broken knowing that almost no one paid attention to the bus driver or Mr. J . The police took notice after 6-8MONTHS! after protesting got serious. Despite this case being old, i cant imagine what trauma the victims are still going through till this day. This was one of the most heart-breaking case ive ever heard. Government should take the society more seriously!!

[@Jungyu9799]

What does she mean by water boarding??? Like Idk what it means I keep thinking of a surf board 😭

[@kaila_mai02]

It absolutely sickens me how it took so long for police to do anything about it. They had to be PRESSURED BY THE MEDIA. They had no compassion for those disabled children. NONE. All because they considered the most vulnerable in society less than a person who doesn’t have any disabilities. The exploitation and abuse that went on in that school is not only so sickening but it’s a literal human rights violation in the name of greed. Seeing this is so eye-opening, I pray that justice was served in some way to these children and that they can find some inner peace.

[@DENMAx-qb3rg]

This literally breaks my heart, especially as a disabled person. It’s so horrible that people can just DO that.

[@Mr.WestcottX]

For real 😞 in Korean 🇰🇷 school or anywhere in general.🌍

[@starlittered]

Agreed. The statistics around abuse and specifically sexual abuse in disabled children and adults is truly horrifying. We have got to protect them.

[@dipikakumari9600]

you're not disabled, you're differently abled I wonder if using the word "disabled" has any affect on your mentality just curious. Becuz I think the word "disabled" is kinda degrading to use.

[@zara0jane]

​@@dipikakumari9600 Are you disabled? I am, as is the original commenter. It's often people who aren't disabled who use the words "differently abled" but even if you are disabled yourself, it's not up to you how other people define themselves. Disabled is not a dirty word. I'm not "differently abled" I am disabled. I can not do everything an able bodied person can, even "differently" There seems to be a lot of able bodied people who comment on people saying they're disabled, because they seem to be uncomfortable with the word. Please do not do this. It's demeaning, I choose how to define myself. I am disabled.

[@dipikakumari9600]

@@zara0jane I'm not disabled and I'm sorry if anything I said hurted your sentiments. I have been educated by my teachers and mentors to not say the word disabled so I was curious and wanted to know the thoughts of a disabled person themself as I haven't really been close to any. So, thank you for enlightening me about this. From now on I'll consider the person's description of themselves rather than what the society wants me to believe.

[@Gbaby_1241]

After watching Silenced, I felt so unclean and wanted to take a shower. It's despicable what happened to these poor children and I still have no idea how the actors/actresses of the movie were able to go through those scenes of abuse

[@NononoYesyesyes-yk8ei]

The scenes were cut a lot and the kids were having lots of fun and they were trying to not traumatize them and keep comfortable

[@araceli2827]

I'm gonna try to watch it for one of my favourite actors but I feel I won't finish it

[@Cassandra6]

@@araceli2827it’s hard to watch but if you focus on gong yoo’s character being there for these kids it helps. Also I looked away/fast forwarded the child sexual abuse scenes

[@sscl228]

I took 3 days to finish the movie because it is so traumatized me I need to post it and make a lot of breaks so I can sleep at night

[@notmeowbutmeow5269]

​@@NononoYesyesyes-yk8eiI'm sooo glad you informed us this I was wondering how do the kids act all this out

[@anitacrumbly]

I'm disabled i was born with epilepsy adhd and autism but the abuse that I endured especially being pressured at 8 yo to apologize for "lying" about being SA'd by a family member and being ostracized by my entire family because they couldn't stand the guilt but also didn't want to disrupt their lives and relationship with my abusers by helping me, then the added emotional, financial and religious abuse at the hands of my mother has impacted my life far more mentally and physically as I now have fibromyalgia which can be attributed to chronic trauma growing up it negatively effects my life in such huge ways including my immune system. i've been homeless and have also witnessed the extreme kindness of people without whom i would never have been able to go back to school so it's my purpose in life to pay forward their kindness by helping others who have also experienced trauma.

[@muafesz591]

How inhumane and immoral disturbing people can be. So grateful for the brave people that stepped up

[@WulvenWanderer]

Always wild to hear about "authorities" gleefully defending and supporting monsters. Thank you for covering this.

[@_Definitely_Not_A_RobloxFan]

seriously i feel so sorry for the victims

[@MrGrandure]

Sounds just like 'Murca

[@katz0625]

I’m not only a SA and R survivor but I’m also a teacher’s aide for mentally and physically disabled children so this story REALLY hits close to home!!! It’s disgusting and heartbreaking to think people would do that and think it’s ok!!!

[@Su_TwT]

I am genuinely so sorry for what happened. 🙏

[@somethinunameit637]

"Doing that to a child is taking away their soul." I've never felt so heard before. I have never been able to describe how the feeling of this type of trauma has affected me so that those who love me would understand

[@mimo_7174]

thank you to the bus driver, and to the seemingly 1 good teacher in the entire school. i dont know how these people live with themselves after doing such terrible things to DISABLED CHILDREN'

[@Bridget466]

For how long the administrators carried on, after the bus driver’s discovery, the new teacher’s discovery, the first court, and the final verdict of the second. For one person to only get 12 years is a slap in the face to all of the victims. There are generations of kids that were assaulted, so many lives altered and abused.

[@SlowRkers]

Those Filths that got away or got light punishment here on earth, Will get it worst on the day of Judgement. May their Souls be use as Fuel for Hellfire forever . I'm only 16mins into this video, the anger that's raging in me only The All Mighty knows how hard i am trying to hold back my anger and tears.

[@suekim1147]

Importance of having good laws and lawmakers in a country to ward off this kind of evil.

[@nemothedog3844]

It’s sickening that when I look up the board members names not much is shown. Their faces need to be remembered and their actions can’t be forgotten. I’m disgusted but not surprised that their wealth was a major reason why they got away with everything.

[@TC-mb2dl]

props to this bus driver, amazing work, I can't imagine the trauma he experienced from documenting this abuse and not being able to do anything about it. Documentation is the first step to overturning this kind of corruption, it's so important. this story is why it's SO IMPORTANT that people with disabilities have advocates

[@Big-evil]

As an SA victim who didn't get justice I like to try to hear others stories, stories where they got justice. When you started talking about how the hospital funded the victims completely and about the courtroom reaction to the first verdict, it brought me to tears. I was lucky enough to not experience these things as a child. children cant comprehend that that stuff is bad and when they do realize it absolutely destroys them. these poor kids got basically nothing justice wise and honestly deserved so much better. I hope the principal rots in jail, and I hope the other inmates are making his life an absolute hell

[@MauraLabingi]

If you need to talk about your traumas, I’m here. I know I’m just a stranger, but I’m in the same boat. Legally kidnapped and SA’d three days after my 14th birthday, no justice. It’s maddening, isn’t it? We’re worth more than that. ❤

[@itsnlee]

A film you will never forget watching. That bathroom scene where he peered over the cubicle stall still haunts me whenever I remember the film. What truly sickened me was that the perpetrators knew fully well that these children are easy prey because they are disabled, as well as having no other guardians to care for them within those walls. They are extra vulnerable and these psychopaths knew this.

[@SuzieLady]

What is the name of the movie please?

[@kimberlyadolfo3196]

​@@SuzieLadysilence

[@heysherray]

no because the bathroom scene legit traumatized me too remembering it makes me ill.

[@PixieMermaid-fz9rt]

This case is horrific. I was so grossed out hearing the terrible experiences these poor children had and then I was furious learning about how little time the abusers/assaulters were given. I've watched a lot of female Korean KZbinrs talk about how frequent sexual assault happens in Korea, but now I see how it became so bad. When the law makes it so rapists can get away with their crime without jail time because it's not even considered a felony, it will breed generations of criminals that don't fear consequences and will freely assault women and children. Thank you for sharing this story and I hope Korea continues to improve their laws to make sentencing for sexual assault crimes more severe.

[@love3V07]

This story boils me. I had to hit air a few times and pray God to be with all of the helpless victims.

[@HAPPYNESSU]

I can’t imagine going to a place where I’m supposed to be cared for but instead being abused

[@Queenofthatank]

The American foster system is built exactly like this

[@Sefrieth]

​@@QueenofthatankYeah But Its not Nearly as bad at this Case- Like I rather be Fostered for 30 yrs than stay In that School for 3 years...

[@ash_tray]

@@SefriethI don’t think it’s fair to compare. There is clear evidence that SA is rampant in the foster system and a lot are not helped 😞 it’s all terrible.

[@bug.mortuary]

I’m disabled myself and this is absolutely disgusting, I’ve been mistreated by school staff before but thank god it never got this bad.

[@SQUID0NKEY]

I'm so sad to hear that. My girlfriend has autism and was also often mistrested in school. She went to a privat school and they did some fucked up shit, not as bad as in the story but its just another story that tells how difficult it is for people with disabilities to be treated like they deserve it. I just want you to know that there are people out there that get you and that know what you went throu. You are not alone and all that was not your fault. Wish you the best and I hope those situations made you stronger:)

[@bug.mortuary]

@@thatonebaltimoreboy1840 I’m actually an online student since the tail end of 7th grade, got borderline neglected/abused by staff, so it’s a breath of fresh air to have been an online student after that. Thanks :)

[@michellebarron1987]

⁠@@SQUID0NKEYwow. My 3 year old was diagnosed with autism and also goes to a private school. Can you share some advice on signs to look out for, to make sure he’s being treated fairly? What can I do to be supportive? I of course attend progress meetings, keep in contact with the teacher, his aids and he’s in OT, speech and ABA full time. I’m worried it’s overwhelming for his age but it’s required by the school and I feel a lot of pressure from doctors and from myself as a parent to make all of the right decisions for him at this young age. If your GF wouldn’t mind to share any input I would really appreciate it. Thank you

[@Tradeofjane]

"Deaf people always lie. They lie as much as they eat." Wow. The blatant discrimination by these people is just incredible. How anyone could convince themselves that the children are lying is beyond me. Ten year olds don't really have the imagination nor reason to lie about someone touching them where they shouldn't.

[@Internet_user777]

I am getting goosebumps from sheer anger from listening to this. I hate how the vulnerable are targeted and people put barriers protecting the powerful over the vulnerable

[@hopeless_wanderer502]

I'm a mom to two non-verbal, low functioning autistic kiddos, and my heart is breaking for these kids. When your kid has disabilities, you have to put so much trust in people that care for your children. I'm heartbroken for these kids.

[@vintereventyr_]

I just want to inform you that as a person in the autistic community, low functioning and high functioning is outdated terms and based in ableism and oversimplification of the autistic spectrum, and the autistic community is therefore working to fase out those terms

[@hopeless_wanderer502]

@@vintereventyr_ Take off. You know nothing about my life or my kids. My kids will never be able to function independently, so take your 'I'm autistic, too' bs elsewhere.

[@hopeless_wanderer502]

@vintereventyr256 Also, lumping all people with autism into one category is wrong. It makes it harder to determine what level of support people need... Obviously, you're ABLE to start stuff on KZbin, so you must be high functioning. Peace out.

[@hopeless_wanderer502]

@@vintereventyr_ Or you don't have autism at all and just claim to be autistic to feel special.

[@BabyMango]

My son is non speaking as well, and I will be home schooling him! I don’t trust anybody around him because of stories like this. Our children are statistically more likely to be abused :(

[@missrubyphoenix]

As a disabled woman, I cannot even imagine the horror that the deaf kid went through, or the other girls who were also attacked. All of them helpless at the mercy of those damn perverts. All those abuses were like something out of a horror story. That bus driver tried so hard to be their guardian angel. This case makes me so angry, frustrated and sad.

[@bellanichols6233]

This case hit me in a personal place. It's ridiculous that they couldn't get that closure for that long. It took a novel and a movie for people to wake the fuck up and see what was happening. I respect the bus driver, teacher J, and the lawyer. They fought for justice even if they didn't get it immediately.

[@theeneetfemcel]

i have a mental disability and i honestly didn’t think this story would give me such a visceral reaction. i cried through most of it and although some changes were made i think s korea has a long way to go, as does most of the world. thank u so much for posting this video steph, i love u and ur videos!! same goes for mr. mango butt :)

[@elijah7430]

1:19:27 I am a survivor of child s*xual abuse by an uncle. It happened for many years and I finally spoke up in 2018. I went through trauma therapy and since I got done in early 2021 I've been pretty much unaffected because of the dissociation from it. This quote right here found an emotion in me that I have not felt for years; the devastation of me as a child, not knowing why it felt so wrong, not realizing it was wrong and being so frustrated by not being able to tell my story. I am so proud of her for getting through it and getting out the other side. But I will never be able to stop wondering what my life would've been like if it didn't happen. This is the first time I've cried about this in so long. And I don't know why but it feels freeing to have emotions attached to it again. Thank you, Stephanie, for bringing this to light. My inner child is brought peace by the awareness you create

[@gangreen.toenails]

Aww. I hope you’re doing okay. ❤

[@normasanchezimatrix]

Edmr therapy

[@shawnconnors596]

@elijah7430 Your comment, representing a lifetime of trauma, broke my heart. I hope Stephanie read your comment and reached out to DM you. Bringing these stories to light is so important. We need widespread awareness and education so that every single child knows the difference between right and wrong interactions at the least, and physical contact of any kind at the most… I hope you’re in a place to love and care for yourself the way you should have been all those years ago by people that you were supposed to be able to trust. I hope you’ve found love and light in your life. Thank you for sharing a bit of your story. It will effect every person who reads it…

[@udayrahaman4879]

I'm a person you probably don't know nor will u but just remember even for a few minutes a person read ur comments and acknowledged ur existence and relieved that ur fine now and hope you'll always be safe 💞

[@lctam0309]

I hope you are doing well. I am so sorry for what had happened to you. You are very brave to speak up, and your years of trauma moved me, thank you for sharing your story, and enlightening us all on s3xual @buse.

[@ash_tray]

My younger sibling is disabled, and I have been “R-worded” twice. This has me nauseated, horrified, and deeply saddened. So many of those babies were let down and hurt by people who were specifically put in place to protect them. My heart goes out to everyone involved.

[@eventhorizon2264]

I'm so sorry that happened to you, I hope you could heal and be there for your sibling ✨

[@bradford2211]

🫂

[@ash_tray]

@@eventhorizon2264 you are so kind! Thank you ❤️

[@Non-Existent884]

Aw, i’m so sorry you had go thru that i bet that was awful, I hope you recover or recovered from that! :(

[@oikawascursedplushie9912]

I'm so sorry for what you went through. I hope those disgusting filthy creatures rot in hell. hope you're doing well.

[@jojocutie14]

This was the hardest video to finish. It took me 2-3 days to watch because of how repulsed I felt. I hope Korea can eventually correct their laws and protect the vulnerable properly.

[@Wormwoodification]

Same. I had to keep pausing it. I legit thought I wasn't going to finish it at all.

[@user-gn4qy6le9t]

Stories like these really make me sick but it also makes you want to help and do something. We had a similar case here in Germany. The boarding schools name was „Odenwald Schule“ and the worst part was, that many children tried to come out but parents didn’t believe them and the teachers where all in on it. Thank you very much for shedding light on these cases!

[@borky101]

Maaaan, I can’t state enough how superficial our societies are, not just the South Korean society but humanity in general. It took a fictionalized, or rather ‘dramatized’ version of the abuse for people to realize that appropriate action needs to be done by the authorities. I can’t even…

[@lilcomment1946]

It’s the authorities who keep these crimes going… it’s the family members… friends…. and probably your coworkers…. I’m not saying all humans do it… but there is so many of them… crawling around… they know who to get, and we -the ones who doesn’t want it….. we can’t….

[@darcyjoshua7201]

​@@lilcomment1946the amount of people in that school and town who enabled the abuse for the longest time have to go into a special kind of hell along with the predators. WHY ARE YOU PROTECTING THE PREDATORS INSTEAD OF THE CHILDREN YOU FU-?!

[@kozumekenma9157]

Not thinking about the country but our world in general I'm just so disgusted people like this can exist

[@heyjoji1954]

I wouldn’t say superficial….I think it’s more of portrayals of reality. I’ll be honest, hearing a horrible story isn’t the same and seeing it to me. For example if I heard a beheading happen yesterday I wouldn’t give it too much thought but if I had witness it (dramatize or face to face) then it would hit me much harder. Hearing this case made me feel awful but seeing the movie mad me feel sick. Believe it or not it takes personal attachment for people to fight fiercely otherwise it’ll be a case like any other

[@dll7658]

Then try to be the one who saves. It's on you now. It's on all of us. The responsibility is on our shoulders to act differently, act courageously but also *wisely* in the face of injustice, and of evil being perpetrated to the young and the innocent. Let's be the change we want to see in the world. All the best.

[@niewazna3]

I hope Mr J and the bus driver are doing okay, they're both heroes!

[@Gshkent]

It’s insane that a family or a high position can hold soooo much power over their employees and their future of employability!

[@rainbowfusion9669]

1:03:37 about the communication barrier when something is wrong but you dont even have the ability to actually express it hit me really hard. growing up neurodivergent i have had a lot of experiences of people not just ignoring me but not know how to listen because i didn’t know how to explain how i felt and what was going on. now that i’ve started talking about those experiences with words for how i felt people tend to question the legitimacy of my (traumatic) memories because i either didnt express them at the time or never “acted like” thats what was going on. children most of the time will go off of what theyre taught to do and so a lot of the time for disabled and neurodivergent kids that means (like was said in the video) learning how to not be a burden to other people. i remember one of the worst that i used most for negative feelings was “icky”. it feels smothering and awful and like it sticks to you and you cant get rid of it. it makes you want to leave or somehow escape. i associate that feeling most strongly with traumatic memories, but to adults it always just sounds like a cute or childish way to express lighthearted disgust, a feeling that is a short lived mild discomfort. it’s interesting how words like that mean so much more to children who dont know how else to express themselves. i don’t know how else to describe it, but hearing that was really intense and so sad to hear.

[@dizzychizzy1]

When the children stated “ they feel icky “ that hit me…😢 For a child to feel constantly unsure for and about so many reasons they don’t understand BUT know it’s wrong.

[@WackyLisa]

A few people have told me of the abuse that they experienced at residential schools for the blind in the US. Sadly, these sorts of jobs seem to attract predators.

[@Roadent1241]

Well then predators can stop existing and maybe the 'urges' will disappear via evolution.

[@dtownbaby6930]

this is SICK.

[@serahngoie3641]

Aren't the vetted somehow?

[@serahngoie3641]

If this is a repetitive scenario, what can be done

[@WackyLisa]

@@serahngoie3641 Probably. Passing a background check just means a person has never been caught. :(

[@myguitarwantstokillyourmama]

i'm a new viewer, and i just wanted to say i really appreciate how you give anonymity to many of the victims involved in these cases. its a small difference but i'm sure it means a lot to the people who had to go through these things. love your channel :)

[@Nanahux]

As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse my heart breaks for these now grown people who were abused not just by the perpetrators but also the justice system. 😪

[@kimemerson5732]

Working with special needs children every day, this story really hits me in my heart. We do everything possible to keep our kids safe and happy each school day, and knowing this happened and still happens all over the world makes me sick. The sad thing is most abusers never pay the price for what they do.

[@mamejoe2043]

It angers me so much

[@kimemerson5732]

@@mamejoe2043 ME TOO...!

[@julipopo9266]

Its so sad how barely no one payed attention to all the kids’s suffering until a film came out… so glad the school shut down and I hope all the victims are doing well

[@salixmoon8145]

I appreciate yall taking this case so seriously. I appreciate how genuine and upset y'all are. It hurts my heart to hear this

[@turbulentbeauty]

I appreciate all of your compassion when you share these stories.

[@TJ-bn2cn]

What goes on in these men’s minds 🤔 Just how could they ever want to do this to children? I can’t imagine what horror these children felt constantly.

[@Hive_ImBee-io8em]

They are not men. They're monsters.

[@nomdeplume2213]

There were women abusers at the school as well.... I do agree that statistically it's more likely to be men but that's because the majority of boys and men don't report sexual abuse... theyre either too embarrassed or see it as nothing wrong. I'm sure as a teen you had male friends who were obsessed with a female teacher whom they wanted to have sex with... so when it happens they see it as ok and something they wanted, not abuse.... men being sexually abused is insanely underreported.... but I digress... there were at least 5 female teachers in this case that abused kids.... not sure why Stephanie didn't touch on them... prob because it's easier to just blame it on men and pretend women are better but unfortunately we aren't.... plenty of women physically and sexually abuse kids and adults.... its unfortunate... what's really infuriating is that said women get off significantly easier than men for the same offense.... thats what really pisses me off... as a woman myself I constantly hear women saying they want equality..... until it comes to the bad shit then they want special treatment.... ugh

[@444barbie]

@@nomdeplume2213’too embarrassed’ as if men didn’t create and profit of the society that embarrasses them. the women that took part in this case are disgusting but they did so because they wanted to profit of PATRIARCHY and MISOGYNY which men are the creators of. the situations were men are sexually abused are statiscally more by other men and the ones that are abused by women are usually dismissed by other MEN so to try and pretend that men and women are oppressed in the same way is very pick me coded get a grip because a men would never write a long ass paragraph defending you

[@Hive_ImBee-io8em]

@nomdeplume2213 Oh, I wasn't aware of the women involved in this case. I've had to deal with my share of crazy people and am sorry if it came off as me just blaming men. That wasn't my intention.

[@JomanaMettoui]

@@nomdeplume2213That’s disgusting, send all of them equally to area 51 😊

[@ImLikeT-T]

Damn I feel so bad for these kids. They def deserve so much more. They should feel safe in these schools

[@ImLikeT-T]

@@adaezeobilomwhat’s so funny?

[@adaezeobilom]

@@ImLikeT-T wrong comment. I was commenting on something else. I didn't know I clicked into the wrong comment

[@rudragirik745]

😭 You're so adorable and a wonderful, compassionate real life horror story teller and i am so grateful for this channel and what you do because when people know the horrible things that have happened to others and cry for them, they receive healing. Our tears heal those that we cry for. Thank you for your work. ❤️

[@KirstenRosin]

This reminds me of an orphanage/educational institution in Denmark called 'Godhavn'. For decades, the children were beaten, sexually abused, degraded, drugged, forced to do hard labour, barely got an education and was never shown love or kindness.. The list goes on. Many of the kids, from back then, are middle-aged/old today and are still suffering from PTSD and other mental illnesses to this day.

[@Rikukiku]

At first, I was expecting like a highschool boarding school where maybe like 16-18 year olds were getting SA'D.... but when you said 10, 10 year old children, elementary schoolers, my jaw actually dropped.

[@angel.e55]

Doesn’t make it better if they were 16/18

[@gabrielasalgadovega5029]

​@@angel.e55 No it doesn't make it any better, abuse is abuse no matter the age, but a 10 year olds body is very underdeveloped, a 10 year old usually doesn't even have a period yet, they're babies. Their bottoms literally got torn. They were very tiny😔 the physical pain I can only imagine was much worse for the younger ones, I mean they're babies c'mon

[@Mushroom_sexyR34]

Yeah imagine and they are disabled to so there has to be at least a few autistic 10 year olds and they would have it so much worse

[@cathey7]

​@@gabrielasalgadovega5029mostly 10 yo and smaller are the ones who get abused cuz of the disgusting mental state of those filthy beings

[@athycom9919]

​@@gabrielasalgadovega5029 Some of the girls get their period at the age of nine, and my niece is one of them.

[@artsydeku4791]

I rolled my eyes so hard at what the principal said about the vice-principal like- just because they had disabilities DOES NOT mean you can treat them like that. She was IN THE SIXTH GRADE a literal CHILD it's completely crazy and the teachers being IN ON IT. I'm glad the bus driver helped and the one single teacher. I'm not normally a violent person but those people make me want to attack them and make them feel how they made the kids feel.

[@Exolotl_0]

It is true , people’s physical disabilities don’t determine their IQ.There is someone in my school who can’t speak , he is bound to a wheelchair and looks like a young child , however uses a board with letters on it to speak .It turn out that the is very intelligent and is brighter than most students in the school(probably)

[@Jungyu9799]

Exactly like that's a freaking baby they don't even know how to pay taxes 🤧 Also the part when he was like "here's proof that the students lied I got her to write a letter and sign it" like HUH!? 🧍 how the f is he that stupid and petty that he got a minor to sign a document that isn't legal and can't be shown in the court of law????? Like minors legally cannot sign any document without a legal guardian or parent who is over the age of 18 or at least 16 signature. I thought that was common sense 😵‍💫

[@Starlit_Onion]

This is what Saw traps are for

[@sylviadoucet1756]

Unfortunately this is all too common. My father was part of a class action lawsuit against a school in Ontario, Canada that subjected deaf kids to horrible things. While improved there are still issues these kids face such as being taught by someone who doesn’t use their language. Thank you for bringing light to this story.

[@oholybologna]

I have ADHD, major depression, anxiety and panic disorder since I was 9 years old. I have developed loss of hearing and tinnitus due to my father’s genetics. He is completely deaf in one ear and partially deaf in the other. Honestly the part that I didn’t think about, because it’s something that has just been part of my life, is the idea of not getting in the way of the able bodied people. It made me stop to think that more often, you’re meant to learn how to accommodate others to understand you. Not for abled to learn to speak in a way you’ll understand. I’m not physically disabled, and I am fortunate to be able to function independently without need for much assistance. However the above accommodation I mentioned reminded me of something minor I need that I often have to give up in accommodation. When I watch a show, if I am not using headphones, I need subtitles. If I listened at a volume I could properly hear, it would be far too loud for anyone else. But then I am told that “oh I can’t concentrate on the show/movie/etc with the subtitles.” So I spend most of the time having to use extra energy trying to listen because I’m thinking “well if I make it loud enough for me, it will be TOO loud.” So then in those cases, I end up really just watching a picture book. It’s not the biggest thing in the world, and by all standards of disability this is fairly minute. But it is something to think about, both for the able bodied as well as the disabled. How much are you giving up/making the other accommodate to you? That concept will stick with me for the rest of my life.

[@Fionaxlol]

Im currently in the hospital for a bone tumor, and i have been binge watch all rotten mango vids. Today, a nurse came in and asked what i was watching. I told her "my favorite podcast!" on her break, she came to watch rotten mango with me lol, and apparently now the whole staff knows rotten mango 😂❤ Edit 1: how is youtube so nice 😭. Tiktok really should be taking notes

[@exoplanet1065]

Get well soon dear❤

[@Fionaxlol]

​@@exoplanet1065ty u so much :)

[@isisalmeida863]

Is everything good now ? Are u okay ?

[@ayesha_lol]

Get well soon love💐🌷

[@eveFlower101]

Get well soon ❤

[@michellecrocker2485]

It’s the same reason why rape victims don’t speak up : fear. Fear of their safety, fear of not being believed….what have you

[@YellowRain.]

This story made me LITERALLY sick to my stomach, God Bless those children. Those perpetrators will get their do in some form or way, because 12 YEARS is NOT enough 🤮

[@mariez1208]

I’ve been binge watching you. You are SO talented! Forget KZbin, I’d watch you on a true crime channel religiously. And your kindness shines through the screen. Continued success for people like you, Stephanie ❤

[@lewlavabra6811]

I watched "Silenced" last year and it brought me close to tears... which is saying a lot because I'm not one to get emotional too easily. The "inspired from true events" warning at the beginning made it even worse. I just have no words.

[@_lani.yahh_]

I have no idea how they filmed those scenes without giving somebody some type of trauma idk..

[@darcyjoshua7201]

The final trial scene. The moment the main guy looked up the building. "freedom, equality and justice" With THEN cutting into the verdict themselves. Was fucking gut punching. I was nauseous and Min-su retaliation had broke me up to tears!

[@namjooniejoon6814]

@@_lani.yahh_ read a couple minutes ago that they used cg to film the child and adult actors separately for more graphic scenes? idk it was just a youtube comment but i desperately hope its true coz i couldnt stop thinking of the child actors having to film all that. its still traumatising but im assuming exponentially less so if some of those were not filmed together

[@_lani.yahh_]

@@namjooniejoon6814 I'd hope so too, or at least begging the children for forgiveness 💀. Those kids are so strong

[@namjooniejoon6814]

@@_lani.yahh_ frfr. so much respect to the kids. im so conflicted because it was those scenes that probably led to such a huge change in society but god i hope those kids are really okay and doing well. at least the filmmakers and actors seem to have had the right intentions. but idk. just have to hope there wont be a need for such scenes and movies again ig, however unlikely it may be