Lee Jun-seok's 'Sex Bribery Allegation'... Assigned to Central District Prosecutors' Office Anti-Corruption Division

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has launched an investigation into allegations of sexual bribery and money acceptance involving Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the People Power Party.

According to the legal community on the 4th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office assigned the case, in which the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute (Gaseyeon) and the civic group Judicial Exam Preparation Group (Sajunmo) filed complaints against Lee, to the Anti-Corruption and Violent Crime Investigation Division 1 (Chief Prosecutor Jeong Yong-hwan).

Gaseyeon recently raised suspicions in a broadcast that Lee received sexual favors from Kim Sung-jin, CEO of i-Kist, in 2013. Subsequently, Gaseyeon and Sajunmo submitted a complaint to the prosecution accusing Lee of violating the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Crimes (accepting bribes through mediation).

Sajunmo stated, "We came across reports that Lee received sexual favors from CEO Kim at a hotel in Daejeon between July and August 2013 and accepted money during the 2015 Chuseok holiday," adding, "The fact that Gaseyeon filed a complaint against Lee is based on prosecution investigation records and is credible."

Meanwhile, Lee has filed a police complaint against lawyer Kang Yong-seok and former reporter Kim Se-ui, who conducted the broadcast, on charges of defamation by false information.

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