Police Protecting North Korean Defectors Countersue Woman Claiming Sexual Assault

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A police officer accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a North Korean defector woman has filed a counter-complaint against the defector woman who accused him, charging her with false accusation and defamation.

According to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on the 31st, Sergeant A, affiliated with the Seocho Police Station in Seoul, filed a complaint with the prosecution the day before against Ms. B, a North Korean defector woman who accused him of sexual assault, on charges of defamation by false facts and false accusation.

Earlier, Ms. B accused Sergeant A on the 28th of rape, quasi-rape, and sexual coercion by abuse of authority at work, claiming that she was sexually assaulted about 11 times by Sergeant A from May 2016 to early 2018. In particular, Ms. B claimed that she had sought help by visiting the Seocho Police Station where Sergeant A worked, contacting the security chief, personal protection officer, and audit inspector, but was ignored.

Sergeant A worked in the security division responsible for protecting new settlers from 2010 to 2018. After transferring to the investigation department's economic team, he was placed on standby at the end of June when this issue surfaced. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is currently conducting an internal investigation into Sergeant A.

However, Sergeant A is reportedly claiming that the sexual relations with Ms. B were not sexual assaults but developed into a private relationship.

Meanwhile, this case, along with Ms. B's complaint, has been assigned to the Women and Children Crime Investigation Division (Chief Prosecutor Yoo Hyun-jung) of the Central District Prosecutors' Office.

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