Court Orders Physical Examination of An Hee-jung's Sexual Assault Victim

[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] The court has decided to request a physical examination of Kim Ji-eun, who was sexually assaulted by former Chungnam Governor Ahn Hee-jung.

On the 17th, the Civil Division 22 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Oh Deok-sik) made this decision during the second hearing of the damages lawsuit filed by Kim against former Governor Ahn and Chungcheongnam-do.

This action followed Kim's submission of a request for examination to prove the health issues caused by former Governor Ahn's sexual assault and secondary harm. Kim has claimed to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to the sexual violence and secondary harm inflicted by former Governor Ahn. The court stated, "The trial cannot proceed further until the results of the physical examination are available," and added, "The next hearing date will be scheduled later," before concluding the session that day.

Meanwhile, former Governor Ahn was indicted on charges including sexual intercourse with a supervised person, sexual harassment by abuse of authority at work, and forced molestation, and was sentenced to 3 years and 6 months in prison, a verdict upheld by the Supreme Court. After the guilty verdict was confirmed, Kim filed a lawsuit in July last year seeking 300 million won in damages from former Governor Ahn and Chungcheongnam-do.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.