'Sexual Harassment of Female Employee' Oh Keo-don Appears for Arrest Warrant Hearing... Repeatedly Says "I'm Sorry"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] Former Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don, who is accused of sexually harassing a subordinate in his office during working hours, appeared in court on the 2nd for a pre-arrest detention hearing (warrant review).
Arriving at the Busan District Court around 10:10 a.m. for the hearing, former Mayor Oh responded to reporters' questions such as "Do you admit to the forced sexual harassment?" and "What do you think about the possibility of detention?" by repeating only "I'm sorry" twice before heading straight into the courtroom.
The warrant review for former Mayor Oh will be conducted by Judge Cho Hyun-chul of the Criminal Division 1. The decision on detention is expected to be made as early as late afternoon on the same day. Until the detention decision is made, former Mayor Oh will remain at the Dongnae Police Station detention center.
Former Mayor Oh is accused of calling a subordinate to his office and sexually harassing them during working hours in early April. The employee reported the sexual harassment to the Busan Sexual Violence Counseling Center after the incident. On the 23rd of the same month, when this fact became public, former Mayor Oh admitted to the sexual harassment in a press conference and resigned. After his resignation, he disappeared for nearly a month before appearing privately at the Busan Police Agency on the 22nd of last month for suspect questioning.
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The police judged that former Mayor Oh's charges are serious and applied the forced sexual harassment charge, requesting an arrest warrant. Under current law, forced sexual harassment is punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 15 million won. This is a heavier penalty than sexual harassment by abuse of authority during work, which is punishable by up to 3 years imprisonment or a fine of up to 15 million won.
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