Student Sexual Assault... Seoul National University College of Music Professor Indicted Without Detention

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[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] A Seoul National University College of Music professor accused of forcibly molesting a student in a car has been indicted without detention.

According to the legal community on the 24th, the Women's and Children's Crime Investigation Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Yoo Hyunjung) indicted Professor A of Seoul National University College of Music without detention on the 19th on charges of forcible molestation.

Professor A is accused of molesting student B, a graduate at the time, while driving together after a 2015 performance party, under the pretext of "I'll take you home."

Afterwards, after much deliberation, student B filed a complaint against Professor A in May of last year, and the Seoul Seocho Police Station sent Professor A to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in September of the same year with a recommendation for prosecution. Following the prosecution's directive for supplementary investigation, the police re-investigated and sent the case back to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment three months later, in December.

Meanwhile, Professor C of Seoul National University College of Music is also under police investigation for abuse of power and sexual harassment, including forcibly entering the dormitory room of a graduate student during a European academic conference trip in July of last year. Seoul National University has suspended Professor C from duty and referred the case to the disciplinary committee.

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