Gwangju Metropolitan Police Chief's Late-Night Drinking Party... Even Sexual Harassment of Part-Time Worker

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] In Gwangju Metropolitan City, where a recent COVID-19 cluster infection occurred, a police chief not only held a drinking party late at night but also sexually harassed part-time workers and showed a shameless attitude, sparking outrage among netizens.

On the 1st, SBS reported that a current police chief in Gwangju Metropolitan City, who was responsible for part of the quarantine management, held a drinking party and repeatedly committed sexual harassment.

According to SBS, at around 10:20 p.m. on the 21st of last month, the chief of Gwangsan Police Station started a drinking party with acquaintances.

At a place registered as a general restaurant where customer service is not supposed to be forced, the chief continued gestures that seemed to encourage seating or drinking to female part-time workers in their 20s and 30s.

The SBS footage showed the chief wearing a polo shirt with all buttons undone pulling a woman by force and touching several parts of her body, and also grabbing another woman’s arm and pulling her hand to offer a drink.

During the 57 minutes of the drinking party, the chief made physical contact with three out of four part-time workers working at the establishment.

One part-time worker who experienced physical contact explained the situation, saying, "'This is not a place to sit next to,' and I said it’s not a place to be seated, but he grabbed my arm as if it was okay and made me sit next to him."

Another part-time worker said, "(The chief) said, 'You have to stay right next to me,'" and added, "It was quite severe, so I felt very uncomfortable."

The cost charged for the drinking party was around 230,000 won, but the chief did not pay, and one of the companions paid the entire amount.

The chief admitted to inappropriate physical contact at the drinking party but stated that he did not act with intent and plans to apologize to the parties involved.

He also acknowledged that he did not pay for the drinks but said he would reimburse the companion who paid his share at the time.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.