A local court on Thursday gave jail terms to the former chief and teachers of a residential facility for disabled people on charges of abusing them and siphoning operating expenses.

The Seoul Northern District Court sentenced the former chief of Seoul Ingang School, identified only by her surname Lee, to two years in prison for pocketing 1.37 billion won ($1.14 million) of subsidies given by the city government.

The 64-year-old chief was indicted in August 2014 on charges of going on overseas trips from 2007 to 2013 with other staff members, using the money that was supposed to be given to the handicapped people as wages.

A 58-year-old teacher, surnamed Choi, also received a one-year prison term for assaulting nine disabled students over 30 times in violation of the child welfare law.

The court handed down a jail term to the younger sister of the former chief for assaulting a mentally disabled person but suspended the sentence for two years.

The son of the former chief, identified only by his family name Koo, also received a six-month jail term for siphoning some 20 million won of wages supposed to be given to the disabled people.

The court, however, suspended the sentence for two years. (Yonhap)