"Village Chief Sexual Assault"... Two Women Living Alone on Jeonnam Island Report Incident

Police Efforts to Prevent Secondary Damage... Conducting Confidential Investigation

Two women living alone in a village on an island in Jeonnam reported on the 22nd that they were sexually assaulted by the village chief, prompting the police to launch an investigation. Photo by Jeonnam Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Police have launched an investigation after receiving reports that two women living alone in a village on an island in Jeonnam were sexually assaulted by the village chief.

According to the police on the 26th, on the 22nd, the island village's security center received a report from residents that two women had been sexually assaulted by the village chief.

The victims, women in their 30s and 40s, both living alone, were reportedly sexually assaulted by the village chief. One woman was a victim in 2019, and the other was recently assaulted.

The police handed the sexual assault victims over to the Sunflower Center to receive medical support and counseling, and are conducting a confidential investigation on the mainland due to concerns about identity exposure.

The police stated, "We are making efforts to prevent secondary damage to the victims, such as providing smartwatches capable of emergency calls, but we cannot disclose the progress of the investigation."

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