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Coach of Gimcheon's women's volleyball team indicted on charges of assaulting his assistant coach

Published: 03 Mar. 2026, 19:56

Kim Jong-min, head coach of Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass, instructs his players durig a V League match against the Heungkuk Life Insurance Pink Spiders at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on Jan. 14. [YONHAP]

Kim Jong-min, head coach of women's professional volleyball team Gimcheon Korea Expressway Corporation Hi-Pass, has been summarily indicted on charges of assaulting an assistant coach on his team, according to legal sources on Tuesday.

Authorities from the Suwon District Prosecutors’ Office summarily indicted Kim on Friday on charges of assault and defamation. according to reports. A summary indictment allows prosecutors to request that the court impose a fine based on written documents without holding a formal trial.

Prosecutors allege that from late 2024 to early last year, Kim threw a remote control at the assistant coach and pushed the coach by the neck at the team’s dormitory and in the head coach’s office in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang.

When news of the police complaint against Kim appeared in April last year, he denied the allegations.

“It is true that I had an argument with the coach, but I did not choke them or grab them by the collar,” Kim said at the time. “Rather, the coach acted insubordinately.”

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY JEONG HYE-JEONG [[email protected]]