Prosecution indicts lawmaker A without detention on sexual assault and other charges

The Seoul Southern District Prosecution Office indicted lawmaker A without detention on the 30th. The charges are quasi-forcible indecent assault and violating confidentiality provisions under the sexual violence punishment law.

A is accused of inappropriate physical contact with B, a staff member from another lawmaker's office, at a restaurant in Yeouido in October 2024.

A denied the allegations, filed a countercomplaint accusing B of making false accusations and other offenses, and requested a police investigation review committee assessment. Both the committee and police considered the sexual assault allegations against A to have grounds.

Police concluded that A partially disclosed B's status as a National Assembly staff member while answering reporters' questions. They also applied an allegation of secondary victimization on that basis.

The Southern District Prosecution Office said it questioned people involved in the case using police investigation records and examined video recorded by an eyewitness at the scene. It said it also obtained additional call recordings and KakaoTalk conversations related to the case, deciding to indict after supplementary investigation and legal review.