Progressive Group Files Complaint Against Park Won-soon Victim's Lawyer for False Accusation Charges

On the morning of the 22nd of last month, Kim Jae-ryeon, the lead attorney of the law firm On-Sesang, spoke at the "Second Press Conference on the Power Sexual Violence Case by the Mayor of Seoul" held at a location in Seoul city. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] A progressive organization has filed a complaint with the police against the legal representative of the victim who accused the late Park Won-soon, former Mayor of Seoul, of sexual harassment, on charges of false accusation and related offenses.

On the afternoon of the 4th, Shin Seung-mok, head of the Anti-Corruption National Participation Solidarity, announced that he had reported lawyer Kim Jae-ryeon to the National Police Agency on charges of false accusation and instigation of false accusation.

In the complaint, Shin stated, "I doubt whether the case, which does not meet the elements of a crime and lacks evidential value as proof of sexual harassment, has only been used to raise suspicions through media play after being reported to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency," and claimed, "Contrary to Kim Jae-ryeon's announcement that the victim informed Seoul Mayor’s Secretariat staff of Park Won-soon's sexual harassment but they ignored and abetted it, the Seoul Mayor’s Secretariat actually first recommended a transfer."

He added, "Lawyer Kim persuaded the victim who came for sexual assault counseling to hold two press conferences and, through various means, distorted the facts as if former Mayor Park had continuously committed sexual harassment for four years and sent obscene photos and messages."

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