'Sexual Harassment of Employee' Gwangju Hospital Director Fined 2 Million Won

The hospital director who habitually sexually harassed employees was fined.

According to the legal community on the 2nd, Lee Kwangheon, Chief Judge of Criminal Division 4 at Gwangju District Court, sentenced Mr. A, who was indicted on charges of sexual harassment by abuse of authority at work, to a fine of 2 million won.

Mr. A is accused of habitually touching employee Mr. B's body from February to April last year.

Mr. B reportedly claimed, "The hospital director repeatedly pinched or touched parts of my body at the hospital."

Mr. B said, "He raised his pinky finger and said, 'You should be my (lover),' or when I changed into shorts to leave work, he said things like, 'Did you wear shorts to seduce me?'"

After suddenly being notified of dismissal by the hospital director in April of the same year, he reported the hospital director to the Gwangju Regional Labor Office for unfair dismissal, workplace sexual harassment, and failure to prepare a labor contract. He also filed a complaint with the police for sexual harassment.

The Labor Office recognized the hospital director's unfair labor practices, including workplace sexual harassment, and imposed penalties such as fines.

Mr. A has denied these allegations and his position in court has not been confirmed.

Regarding the unfair dismissal, it is known that he stated there were personal disqualifications on the part of the employee.

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