"Second Harassment of Park Won-soon Victim" Some Clien Members Say "Received Police Summons"

On the 3rd, a post titled "I have been sued regarding Mayor Park and received a police summons" was uploaded on 'Clien,' an online community with a pro-Moon Jae-in (Chinmun) inclination. Photo by Clien screen capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] The police conducted a search and seizure operation targeting an internet community where secondary online harassment against the victim who accused the late former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon of sexual harassment took place. It has been reported that some members posted messages indicating they had been summoned by the police.

According to the pro-Moon (친문) online community 'Clien' on the 4th, three members posted on the 3rd that they had been summoned by the police due to secondary harassment related to the sexual harassment allegations against former Mayor Park.

Netizen A wrote a post titled "I have been sued and summoned by the police regarding Mayor Park's case," stating, "I just received a call. The victim filed a complaint. I was summoned by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency," and added, "I have many other things to deal with, but my head hurts."

A shared a link to the problematic post and asked other members for help, saying, "Can I get some advice?"

According to the post titled "I revealed my identity myself," A is understood to have claimed, "They held a press conference telling us not to engage in secondary harassment or personal information digging, but ended up exposing all the personal information," and "There is a strong political motive."

Attorney Kim Jae-ryeon, the representative of the victim in the sexual harassment allegations against former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, holds a request letter urging an ex officio investigation into the allegations against former Mayor Park in front of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the morning of the 28th of last month. Photo by Yonhap News

Another netizen B also posted a message titled "I was sued for a post related to the late Mayor Park Won-soon case," saying, "They say it’s defamation. Since this is my first time being sued, I’m feeling a strong reality check." Netizen C also stated, "I was summoned by the police regarding Mayor Park's case."

Members responded with comments such as, "To be summoned over something like this," "It would be strange if defamation is recognized at that level," and "Sue back for false accusation," while others offered advice like, "Just tell the truth," "Maybe you should consult a lawyer," and "Request more time by saying you need time to hire a lawyer and postpone the schedule."

Earlier, the victim’s side filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 13th of last month, accusing 17 posts and comments of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act.

According to the Chosun Ilbo on the 28th of last month, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s 'Park Won-soon case' task force executed search warrants on servers of four websites: Clien, Etoland, FM Korea, and DC Inside. The number of cases per site was nine for Clien, six for Etoland, one for FM Korea, and one for DC Inside.

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