Victim Support Group for Park Won-soon Urges Seoul City and Police to "Prevent Secondary Harm and Take Legal Action Against Distributors"

Members of the Korean Women’s Political Network held a press conference in front of Seoul City Hall last September to submit the "Seoul City Public Inquiry" in response to the sexual violence case involving former Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] Women’s organizations supporting the victim of the late Park Won-soon, former Seoul mayor, in the sexual harassment allegation case have demanded judicial action from the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the police regarding the issue of information leakage.

On the 28th, the Joint Action for the Seoul Mayor’s Power Sexual Violence Case, including Korea Women’s Hotline and Women Workers’ Association, held a press conference in front of Seoul City Hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, and announced that they would submit a letter urging the Acting Mayor of Seoul, the Minister of Gender Equality and Family, and the Chief of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to take urgent measures to protect the victim’s human rights.

The Joint Action stated, “On the 24th, the real name of the victim who filed a complaint about the Seoul mayor’s power sexual violence was spread through the SNS of Kim Min-woong, chairman of the Seoul Citizen University Operating Committee and a professor at Kyung Hee University.” They added, “The victim’s real name and the related materials containing the name quickly spread online. The worst form of secondary damage by disseminating the victim’s personal information is being systematically carried out.”

At the press conference, Bae Jin-kyung, the executive representative of the Women Workers’ Association, said, “Seoul City must protect the victim and immediately take legal action against those who spread the information,” and “We demand Acting Mayor Seo Jeong-yeop to strengthen the protection of the victim’s personal information and discipline those who leaked it.” Following this, Ko Mi-kyung, executive representative of Korea Women’s Hotline, stated, “Those who spread the information must be urgently arrested and investigated,” and “The Chief of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency must promptly investigate the issue of potential future leaks of the victim’s personal information.”

About ten activists attending the press conference shouted slogans such as “Arrest and discipline the spreaders immediately,” “Police must immediately investigate those who violate Article 24 of the Sexual Violence Punishment Act,” and “The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family must immediately implement all measures to protect the victim.”

Earlier, the victim’s side had filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency against Professor Kim Min-woong, who leaked the victim’s real name online, and former Seoul City Personnel Planning Secretary Min Kyung-guk, who posted the victim’s handwritten letter, on charges of violating the Special Act on Sexual Violence.

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