Prosecutors Indict Lawmaker Park Wan-joo Without Detention on Charges of Sexual Harassment by Aide

Independent lawmaker Park Wan-joo (56), accused of sexually harassing an aide, has been indicted.

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On the 4th, the Criminal Division 1 of the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Eung-cheol) announced that Park was indicted without detention on charges including forcible molestation causing injury, abuse of authority, and defamation. Charges of forgery and use of false documents were dismissed due to insufficient evidence.

According to the prosecution, Park is accused of forcibly molesting A, who was working as his aide, around December 2021.

He is also charged with taking personnel disadvantageous measures against A, who reported the sexual violence after the incident in April last year, and publicly mentioning details related to the sexual violence case and the victim in front of local constituency officials in May of the same year.

A prosecution official stated, "We secured evidence through direct supplementary investigations involving the victim and other related parties, reviewed the legal aspects, and made the decision. We will do our utmost to maintain the prosecution so that appropriate punishment corresponding to the crime can be carried out."

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