A former tutor of the English-language test TOEIC was sentenced to three years in prison for secretly giving exam answers to 18 test-takers in exchange for some 80 million won (US$57,776), court records showed Thursday.The 27-year-old, identified only by the surname Hong, was indicted on charges of luring test-takers through a social media ad, saying it is possible to receive a high score on TOEIC, and secretly handing them answers on 23 occasions from July 2021 to Oct. 2022.Hong allegedly used toilet breaks during tests to send a photo of his answer sheet to the clients via a mobile phone hidden in restrooms, and the test-takers also received the answers through their phones hidden in bathrooms.In some cases, Hong handed over answer sheets by hiding them in bathrooms.Hong was paid around 1.5 million won to 5 million won per client, earning a total of 80 million won.The Seoul Eastern District Court sentenced Hong to prison and a forfeiture of around 76 million won, saying he repeatedly committed the crimes for a considerable period of time after elaborately premeditating them.The court also sentenced the 18 clients to pay fines of up to 10 million won.Source: Yonhap News Agency