Two people, including a pastor who habitually abused children of church members, were arrested.

Suwon Jungbu Police Station in Gyeonggi Province arrested two people, including a pastor, who habitually abused his children at a church-run academy.

They are accused of habitually assaulting seven teenage children in churches and academies from September 2021 to August last year.

A police investigation found that the abuse took place, such as beating and starving children for not listening or lying.

The church was found to have been operated in the form of providing accommodation and lodging to the children of believers in need.

The police plan to send three people, including two arrested and a private academy instructor, to the prosecution within this week.