Former Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra CEO Park Hyun-jung, accused of employee assault, acquitted
Hyun-Jung Park, Former Director of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Former Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (Seoul Philharmonic) representative Park Hyun-jung, who was accused of stabbing a female employee's body with her finger, was acquitted.
The Supreme Court's 3rd Division (Presiding Justice Kim Jae-hyung) announced on the 18th that it upheld the lower court's ruling that acquitted former representative Park, who was charged with assault.
The court stated, "There is no error in logic or common experience in the lower court's judgment that acquitted the defendant due to lack of proof of the crime in the indictment."
Park's assault came to light in December 2014 when Seoul Philharmonic office staff exposed the issue to the media. At that time, 10 employees claimed, "Former representative Park sexually harassed the members and frequently used abusive language and sexual harassment." Subsequently, both Park and Seoul Philharmonic employees filed mutual complaints.
The prosecution dismissed the sexual harassment charges due to lack of evidence and only regarded the charge that Park stabbed an employee's body with her finger in June 2017 as assault, filing a summary indictment with a fine. When a summary order imposing a fine of 3 million won was issued in this trial, Park appealed and requested a formal trial.
The first trial recognized guilt based on the credibility of the victim's testimony and sentenced a fine of 3 million won.
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However, the second trial acquitted, stating, "The defendant consistently denies stabbing the victim with her finger, and considering the victim's attitude after the incident, changes in the victim's testimony, the circumstances under which the victim submitted a medical certificate, and other factors, it is difficult to conclude that the indictment was proven beyond a reasonable doubt based solely on the evidence submitted and accepted by the prosecution." The Supreme Court upheld this ruling as is.
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