Supreme Court Confirms Not Guilty Verdict for Former Short Track Skater Im Hyo-jun Accused of Sexual Harassment of Junior Teammate

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Former national short track speed skating representative Lim Hyo-jun, who was tried on charges of sexually harassing a junior male teammate, has been acquitted.

According to the legal community on the 1st, the Supreme Court's 3rd Division (Presiding Justice Ahn Cheol-sang) upheld the lower court's verdict of not guilty in Lim's appeal trial on charges of forcible molestation.

Lim was prosecuted for allegedly pulling down the pants of junior team member A at the Jincheon National Training Center in June 2019 during physical training, exposing private parts.

At the time, A played a prank by punching another teammate who was climbing on equipment to make him fall, and Lim was also found to have played a prank on A while watching this.

The first trial court recognized A's accusation and sentenced Lim to a fine of 3 million won. However, the second trial court overturned the verdict to not guilty, stating that it was difficult to consider it as sexual harassment. The prosecution appealed, but the Supreme Court dismissed it.

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