Controversy Over 'Secondary Harm' Against Late Park Won-soon's Accuser... Kim Jae-ryun Asks, "Would You Ask That of the Comfort Women Grandmothers Too?"

Lee Dong-hyung and Park Ji-hee, Controversy Over Secondary Harm Remarks

Kim Jae-ryeon, representative lawyer of the law firm On-Sesang, is speaking at the "Press Conference on the Sexual Harassment Case by the Mayor of Seoul" held on the 13th at the Korea Women's Hotline Education Center in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Writer Lee Dong-hyung and announcer Park Ji-hee have sparked controversy for making mocking remarks about the late Park Won-soon, former Seoul mayor, and his accuser on the broadcasts they appear on. They said things like, "Whenever she says something, it's called secondary victimization," and "I wonder what she was doing for four years and why she is reporting it now." Kim Jae-ryeon, the legal representative of the accuser, criticized this by saying, "Would you also ask the (Japanese military comfort women) grandmothers, 'Why only now?'"

On the 16th, Lawyer Kim posted on her Facebook, "A courageous cry! Grandma Kim Hak-soon finally raised her voice in 1991, 40 years after suffering sexual exploitation," expressing this view.

She posted again on Facebook, emphasizing, "Truth is not a matter of belief but a matter of fact," and "Facts cannot be denied just because you don't want to believe them!"

Controversy has arisen as announcer Park Ji-hee, who hosts a tbs current affairs program, is accused of making 'secondary harm' remarks toward the victim of former Mayor Park's sexual harassment case. Photo by Park Ji-hee

Earlier, Park Ji-hee, an announcer hosting a TBS current affairs program, mentioned the accuser on the 'Clean Zone Podcast' broadcast on the 14th, saying, "I am very curious about what she was doing for four years and why she suddenly came out into the world with Lawyer Kim Jae-ryeon now."

She continued, "She couldn't report it at first because of the position of the Seoul mayor," and added, "While saying she should have reported it from the beginning, I also want to ask why she couldn't report it at that time."

After these remarks sparked controversy over 'secondary victimization,' TBS issued an official statement. TBS said, "We request a correction of the facts regarding reports that inaccurately describe Park Ji-hee, who appeared as a freelance broadcaster on the 'Clean Zone Podcast,' as if she were a TBS announcer or that the remarks were made on 'TBS TV The Room,' which spreads unnecessary misunderstandings."

YTN Radio's 'Lee Dong-hyung's News Face-off' host Lee Dong-hyung is facing controversy after allegations surfaced that he made 'secondary victimization' remarks toward the victim of former Mayor Park's sexual harassment case. Photo by Lee Dong-hyung TV YouTube channel capture

Writer Lee Dong-hyung, who hosts YTN Radio's current affairs program 'Lee Dong-hyung's News Face-off,' also made similar remarks, causing controversy. On the 15th, during a live broadcast on his YouTube channel 'Lee Dong-hyung TV,' he said to the accuser, "What kind of Me Too case is this? A Me Too case is when someone couldn't speak out about something that happened in the past but now courageously does so, revealing their identity."

He also criticized the accuser, saying, "The defendant (former Mayor Park) has ended his life. He made an extreme choice. But she is hiding."

Additionally, Lee said, "Korean feminism is not feminism. It is hatred of the opposite sex. For example, in Gimje City, Jeonbuk Province, they say they won't hire female secretaries, but won't that reduce jobs for women?" He added, "The world feminists want will not come true. The world will not go the way you want at all."

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