Assistant to Assemblywoman Yang Hyang-ja Arrested on Colleague Sexual Harassment Charges

A (53), who served as a special aide to Yang Hyang-ja, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, entered the Gwangju District Court on the morning of the 13th to undergo a pre-arrest detention hearing. A is accused of sexually harassing a female colleague at Yang's local office for several months during his tenure as a special aide.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jun-yi] A special aide to Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Yang Hyang-ja has been arrested on charges of sexual harassment.

On the 13th, Judge Kim Jong-geun, in charge of warrants at the Gwangju District Court, issued an arrest warrant for A (53), an aide at Yang Hyang-ja's regional office, on charges of forcible molestation.

Judge Kim cited "concerns over evidence tampering" as the reason for issuing the warrant.

A is accused of molesting a female colleague for several months while working as an aide at the regional office after Yang's election.

The police are also investigating allegations that A misused part of Yang's political funds, assigning the case separately to the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime Investigation Division.

Going forward, the police plan to examine whether Yang was aware of A's violations of the Political Funds Act.

Previously, A, who is related to Yang, was removed from duty after the allegations surfaced, and the Democratic Party's Gwangju City Party held an ethics tribunal on the 30th of last month, expelling A.

Subsequently, on the 12th, Yang was also expelled by the Democratic Party's Central Ethics Tribunal.

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