Former Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don Ordered to Pay 50 Million Won Compensation to Sexual Harassment Victim

A court ruling ordered former Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don to pay 50 million won in damages to the victim of his sexual assault.

The Busan District Court Civil Division 9 (Presiding Judge Shin Hyung-chul) on the 13th partially ruled in favor of plaintiff A, a former Busan City Hall employee, in a lawsuit seeking damages against former Mayor Oh, ordering him to pay 50 million won.

Mr. A suffered injuries including post-traumatic stress disorder and mental anguish due to former Mayor Oh's crime, and filed the lawsuit claiming damages after Oh was sentenced to imprisonment.

Oh, who was affiliated with the Democratic Party of Korea, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2020 on charges including sexual assault causing injury for forcibly molesting Mr. A in his office at Busan City Hall in April 2020, resulting in injuries such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

Oh publicly admitted to the sexual assault on April 23, 2020, and subsequently resigned from his mayoral position.

Former Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don is leaving the Busan Police Agency building in Yeonje-gu, Busan, after being summoned for questioning on May 22, 2020. [Image source=Yonhap News]

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