Prosecutors Demand 2-Year Prison Sentence for Former Sejong University Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment of Student

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] The prosecution has demanded a prison sentence for former Sejong University Film Arts Department professor Kim Taehoon, who was tried on charges of sexually harassing a graduate student.

At the sentencing hearing held on the 21st at the Seoul Western District Court Criminal Division 6, the prosecution requested the court to sentence Kim to two years in prison, order him to complete a sexual violence treatment program, disclose his personal information, and impose a five-year employment restriction.

The prosecution stated the reason for the demand, saying, "Considering the areas and circumstances of the harassment, the nature of the crime is extremely serious, and there was severe secondary harm to the victim throughout the entire process of the case."

Kim, who appeared in the play "Equus" and the film "The Swindlers," was indicted without detention last December on charges of forcibly touching the body of a graduate student preparing a thesis in February 2015 without consent.

The victim revealed through the media in 2018, when the #MeToo movement was active, that "three years ago, Professor Kim sexually harassed me inside a car, but I could not raise the issue due to the thesis review."

In his final defense, Kim claimed innocence, stating, "I want to prove my innocence to the end so that my children will not bear the stigma of being the children of a sexual offender. I have never once sexually harassed the victim."

The verdict for Kim is scheduled to be delivered on January 20 of next year.

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