Current Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly Member Accused of Forcible Molestation of Elementary Student Cleared of Charges

Gyeongnam Changwon District Prosecutors' Office. Photo by Se-ryeong Lee

A current member of the Gyeongnam Provincial Assembly, who was under investigation for sexually assaulting an elementary school student, was cleared of charges after six months.

On the 5th, Changwon District Prosecutors' Office announced that Assemblyman A, who was sent to prosecution without detention on charges of forcible molestation, was acquitted due to insufficient evidence.

The prosecution decided to handle the case this way after comprehensively investigating the credibility of testimonies from those involved in the incident.

Earlier, at the end of August last year, the police received a report from teenager B, who said he was "assaulted by his mother," and while investigating child abuse charges, they found circumstances indicating that B's younger sister, C, had been sexually assaulted by Assemblyman A, a friend of their mother, and began an investigation.

Subsequently, Assemblyman A was handed over to the prosecution on charges of forcible molestation but has denied the allegations.

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