A man in his 40s sentenced for false accusation after claiming sexual assault following consensual sex with his workplace superior

Court: "No Serious Reflection at All"

A woman who claimed to have been sexually assaulted after consensual sex with her workplace superior was sentenced to prison. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Ju-hyung] A woman in her 40s who claimed she was "sexually assaulted" after consensual sex with her workplace superior was sentenced to prison.

The Chuncheon District Court Criminal Division 1 (Presiding Judge Jung Moon-sik) announced on the 7th that it sentenced Ms. A, a woman in her 40s who was tried on charges of false accusation and defamation, to six months in prison and ordered her immediate detention in court.

The court stated, "She denied the crime while baselessly claiming that the sexual assault was true, causing further pain to the victim who appeared as a witness in court," and added, "It can only be seen that she has shown no sincere remorse sufficient to prevent recidivism."

It continued, "Although she is a first-time offender with no prior record, the responsibility is heavy," and ruled, "It is appropriate to consider that avoiding severe punishment is difficult."

Ms. A is accused of having consensual sexual relations with her workplace superior, Mr. B, from 2015 to 2018, while claiming that she was sexually assaulted.

Earlier, in January 2018, Ms. A submitted a report to a workplace executive stating that "since April 2014, I have been subjected to continuous skinship by Mr. B and have received messages saying 'I miss you.'"

Additionally, in October 2015, after receiving a message from Mr. B saying "there is a work-related matter to discuss," she had dinner with him and later claimed that she was sexually harassed and assaulted in her car.

However, police investigations revealed that Ms. A was in a relationship with Mr. B at the time and that they had consensual sex at a lodging facility.

It was also found that Ms. A, upon hearing rumors that she had complicated relationships with men and used these relationships to handle work, assumed that Mr. B was spreading these rumors and, harboring resentment, committed the false accusation.

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