"Only a Few Alphabet Letters Left"... Seoul National University Students Outraged Over Successive Professor Sexual Misconduct Scandals

"Seoul National University Students Remain Exposed to Sexual Violence and Human Rights Violations"
March from Campus to Seoul Nat'l Univ. Station After Rally on the 28th Afternoon

On the 28th, when it was already public that a professor at Seoul National University College of Music committed sexual harassment last year, it was revealed that another music professor is under investigation by authorities for sexual harassment allegations. In front of the Seoul National University Administration Building in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, students belonging to the Special Committee for Responding to Professor B's Case held a press conference urging the dismissal of the professors accused of sexual harassment. Photo by Kang Jin-hyeong aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] As allegations of sexual harassment by professors affiliated with the College of Music at Seoul National University (SNU) have been continuously revealed, SNU students held a protest march demanding the dismissal of the accused professors.

Fifteen organizations, including the SNU student council 'Seoul National University 2020 College Student Council Presidents' Joint Meeting' and the 'Special Committee for Eradicating Power-based Sexual Violence and Human Rights Violations on Campus (hereinafter Special Committee),' held a rally on the afternoon of the 28th at the SNU campus in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, and then marched to Seoul National University Station on Subway Line 2.

They stated, "SNU, which has long claimed to be an ivory tower of truth, has merely been a hotbed of power-based sexual violence and human rights violations," and pointed out, "At the time when students occupied the office of Professor A from the Department of German Language and Literature, who was a perpetrator of sexual violence, it was brazenly revealed that Professor B from the College of Music had again committed sexual violence against his graduate student." They added, "As soon as the Special Committee was formed to demand the dismissal of Professor B, the sexual violence allegations against Professor C from the College of Music were also brought to light."

The organizations said, "We do not want the current school where students are exposed to sexual violence and human rights violations, cannot respect their teachers, must remain silent about injustices, and are exhausted by abuse of power and violence to the point of giving up their future and leaving," emphasizing, "President Oh Se-jung must immediately establish measures to prevent the recurrence of power-based sexual violence."

In particular, they stated, "Recently, as sexual violence incidents involving professors at SNU have occurred one after another, there are only 20 alphabets left to use for anonymity," and expressed regret, saying, "It is deplorable that teachers are continuously being referred to by alphabets."

According to the Special Committee, in the first half of this year, allegations were raised that Professor B from the SNU College of Music forcibly entered a graduate student's dormitory in July last year and committed sexual harassment by grabbing the student's waist and other parts of the body. After these facts became known, Professor B was suspended through a disciplinary committee, and students submitted a petition to the university demanding his dismissal, signed by about 1,000 current and former students.

Furthermore, it was recently revealed that another professor, Professor C from the SNU College of Music, is under investigation by the prosecution for sexual harassment. Professor C is accused of forcibly molesting a woman inside a car in 2015. The woman who reported the incident claimed that the professor forcibly kissed her and repeatedly touched her body. The Women's and Children's Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Yoo Hyun-jung) is conducting the investigation into Professor C.

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