"North Korean Defector Woman Who Reported 'Police Officer Sexual Assault' Sexually Harassed by North Korean Defector Group Leader 'Sentenced to Prison'"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] It has been confirmed that a female North Korean defector (Saeteomin) who accused a current police officer in charge of protecting North Korean defectors of sexual assault was also sexually harassed by the head of another defector organization.

According to the legal community on the 10th, Judge Park Yong-geun of the Criminal Division 4 at the Seoul Western District Court sentenced A (50) to 10 months in prison on charges of forcible molestation. He was also ordered to complete 80 hours of sexual violence treatment programs and was banned from working at child and youth-related institutions and welfare facilities for the disabled for the next five years.

A was tried on charges of kissing and touching the body of female defector B at the office of a defector organization in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, on March 25, 2019. B’s side claimed that there were about three instances of sexual harassment, but the prosecution only indicted one of them.

Earlier, B filed a complaint with the prosecution in July, alleging that she was sexually assaulted by Police Sergeant C of the Seoul Seocho Police Station, who was in charge of supporting defectors. B claims that Sergeant C sexually assaulted her about ten times from May 2016 to early 2018. The police placed Sergeant C on standby duty.

It is known that B visited A’s organization to consult about issues related to Sergeant C. The organization led by A supports the settlement of defectors in Korean society, and B also worked at this organization for several months.

In court, A denied the sexual harassment allegations, claiming that B, who worked at his organization, was dismissed and then falsely accused him out of dissatisfaction. However, the court said, “Considering the circumstances and methods of molesting the victim, the crime is very serious, and there is no remorse for the crime,” sentencing him to prison and ordering A, who was on trial without detention, to be detained in court.

Meanwhile, Sergeant C has countersued B for defamation, claiming that his reputation was damaged due to false statements.

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