Incumbent Gwanak-gu council member sent without detention on charges of 'employee sexual harassment'

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Yang Soo-yeon = A current district council member accused of sexually harassing a district council employee was handed over to the Public Prosecution Office without detention.

According to the police on the 7th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Women and Youth Crime Investigation Unit transferred Gwanak-gu Councilman Lee Kyung-gwan without detention to the Seoul Central District Public Prosecution Office on charges of harassment by professional force under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act on the 30th of last month.

This district council member is accused of continuously engaging in unwanted physical contact and words and actions causing sexual discomfort to the victim who worked at the district council from April 2024 to April of this year.

The victim submitted a complaint to the Gwanak Police Station in May of this year, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Women's Investigation Team took over the case and continued the investigation.

The police summoned and investigated people involved in the case, including the complainant and witnesses, and in September, they summoned District Councilman Lee as a suspect and investigated him.

A police official explained the reason for the transfer, saying, “We comprehensively reviewed related materials, including statements of damage.”