Jang Hye-young: "Indiscriminate Secondary Harm Against Athlete Shim Seok-hee Must Stop"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Gong Byung-sun] Jang Hye-young, a lawmaker of the Justice Party, urged on the 15th to stop the indiscriminate secondary harm being inflicted on athlete Shim Seok-hee, who was recently involved in a profanity controversy.

On this day, Lawmaker Jang said through Facebook, "Suspicions related to athlete Shim should not lead to criticism and defamation of sexual violence victims," adding, "KakaoTalk is KakaoTalk, and sexual violence victims are sexual violence victims."

Lawmaker Jang criticized, "Some netizens are denying and criticizing the athlete's victimization, which has been clearly revealed through investigation," and said, "The obsession that only a perfect victim can be recognized as a victim is resurfacing."

She also stated, "No matter what KakaoTalk messages athlete Shim sent, it cannot dilute the harm she suffered," and "Of course, Coach Jo Jae-beom's perpetration cannot be justified." She emphasized that if there are suspicions revealed through KakaoTalk messages, they should be clearly clarified through proper legal procedures.

Athlete Shim is suspected of having used derogatory expressions, including profanity, toward fellow athletes while exchanging messages with a national team coach during the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics period.

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