Active Police Officer Suspected of Harassing Subordinate After Company Dinner... "Currently on Standby Suspension"

Incheon Namdong-gu Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency Building [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daehyun] An active-duty police officer has been placed on administrative leave amid allegations that he sexually harassed a female subordinate police officer while returning home after a company dinner.

On the 2nd, the Inspection Division of Incheon Police Agency announced that they had placed Lieutenant A, in his 40s, assigned to a certain precinct of Namdong Police Station, on administrative leave following allegations of sexual misconduct raised last month.

Lieutenant A is suspected of inappropriate physical contact with a female subordinate officer during his return home after a company dinner with colleagues from the same precinct last month.

The police have received a complaint regarding Lieutenant A’s sexual misconduct and are currently verifying the facts related to the victim’s account. Lieutenant A has been placed on administrative leave in the Personnel Division to separate the suspect and the victim, and the victim has been granted sick leave.

A police official stated, "Since the investigation is ongoing, we cannot disclose specific details at this time," adding, "We will proceed with internal disciplinary procedures based on the results of the Police Agency’s inspection."

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