Internet Broadcast with Physical Exposure During Work Hours... Another Grade 7 Public Official Involved

Repeated Disciplinary Cases for Violating Dignity Maintenance
If Revenue Was Generated, It Also Constitutes Dual Employment Violation

Recently, a 7th-grade civil servant was caught while working as an internet adult broadcast BJ, sparking controversy. It has now been revealed that another 7th-grade civil servant was disciplined for conducting a similar broadcast.

According to YTN on the 23rd, Ms. A, a woman in her 20s and a 7th-grade administrative officer affiliated with a central government ministry, was found to have conducted a social media live broadcast exposing parts of her body during work hours and was given a three-month suspension.

Ms. A's broadcast included acts of exposing her body in the office and changing clothes in the restroom. Some parts of the ministry organization were also exposed, such as wearing her civil servant ID around her neck.

A Grade 7 government official from a central government ministry was caught while conducting an internet exposure broadcast.
[Image source=YTN broadcast capture]

The platform Ms. A used for broadcasting has servers overseas, and it was confirmed that 100 to 300 viewers watched the broadcast at the time. Initially, Ms. A's department was unaware of her actions but started an audit after a report was filed through the National Petition System.

The affiliated ministry did not confirm that Ms. A generated income through the broadcast and punished her only for violating the duty to maintain dignity. Ms. A recently completed her disciplinary period but is currently on sick leave and not coming to the office.

This controversy is not limited to Ms. A's case. Earlier, it was revealed on the 14th that Mr. B, another 7th-grade administrative officer with investigative authority and a special judicial police officer from a different ministry, was caught while working as an internet adult broadcast BJ. Mr. B is under investigation for violations of professional ethics, the duty to maintain dignity under the Civil Servant Act, and the principle of prohibition of concurrent employment under the National Civil Servant Service Regulations.

According to the current National Civil Servant Act, civil servants have a duty to maintain dignity. The dignity that public officials must uphold is defined as "maintaining the honor and credibility of public office."

Government officials are exiting the building at the Sejong-ro Government Seoul Office. [Image source=Yonhap News]

In September, a civil servant working at an administrative welfare center in Gwangju was reprimanded for posting photos online showing a liquor bottle and old documents during overtime work.

Meanwhile, in March, Mr. C, a police officer in Jeonbuk who committed adultery during work hours, was demoted for violating the duty to maintain dignity, the duty of diligence, and the duty of obedience.

Mr. C was found to have had 518 inappropriate meetings with a female colleague during business trips and overtime, fraudulently receiving 5.9 million KRW in allowances. This misconduct was uncovered by Mr. C's wife, who later gathered evidence of the affair and filed a complaint with the Jeonbuk Police Agency.

Amid these incidents, the fact that civil servants have been caught twice conducting adult broadcasts has raised concerns about serious disciplinary laxity within the public service.

In particular, generating income through broadcasts or other content violates the principle of prohibition of concurrent employment.

Previously, 'Gwido,' a science content YouTuber, was also found to have earned money through broadcasting and lectures while working as an employee of the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity under the Ministry of Science and ICT. Gwido was suspended and later resigned from the foundation.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.