"Disabled Women's Sexual Harassment by Disability Rights Activist Continuing for 6 Years"

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A disability rights activist in the Busan area is under police investigation for allegedly sexually harassing a severely disabled woman for several years.

The Busan Police Agency's Women and Juvenile Crime Investigation Unit announced on the 15th that they are investigating Mr. A on charges of sexual harassment.

Mr. A is accused of sexually harassing Ms. B, a woman with a severe brain lesion disability (level 1), about 10 times at a protest camp against discrimination of disabled people held in Busan around April 2019.

At that time, Mr. A served as the representative of a disability organization in the Busan area, and Ms. B was known to have been in charge of the practical affairs at the protest camp. The victim, fearing Mr. A's influence as a disability activist and secondary victimization, hesitated to report the incident but recently filed a complaint against Mr. A.

During the police investigation, Mr. A claimed that the sexual harassment of Ms. B had continued continuously for nearly six years since 2014.

Known as the father of a son with developmental disabilities, Mr. A has actively participated in movements against discrimination of disabled people and nuclear phase-out campaigns, and has appeared on broadcasts several times.

The police are conducting investigations, including questioning both the victim and the accused.

Mr. A denied the sexual harassment charges, stating, "I have hugged Ms. B, who I treated like a daughter, as a greeting, but it was not sexual harassment."

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