Lee Junseok's Office Staff Referred to Prosecution Without Detention Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations

An aide from the office of Lee Junseok, a member of the Reform New Party, has been referred to the prosecution over allegations of sexual misconduct.

Yonhap News Agency

According to legal sources on November 18, Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul referred Secretary A, who works in Lee's office and is under suspicion of sexual misconduct, to the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors' Office last month without detention.

Earlier this month, Secretary A expressed his intention to resign from the office, citing academic reasons. However, the National Assembly Secretariat rejected his resignation documents, stating that he was not eligible for dismissal due to an ongoing investigation by the prosecution.

Secretary A has worked with Lee since he began his term as a member of the 22nd National Assembly last year. A representative from Lee's office stated, "We learned about Secretary A's referral to the prosecution yesterday during the process of handling his resignation from the office."

Lee's office demoted Secretary A from grade 5 to grade 9 and requested his dismissal from the National Assembly Secretariat. Under current law, unless an aide is under detention for a criminal case or has received a severe disciplinary action, aides to National Assembly members must be notified 30 days in advance before dismissal.

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