South Korean prosecutor jailed in #MeToo case
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SEOUL --- A former senior South Korean prosecutor was convicted Wednesday of abuse of power and sentenced to jail term of two years in connection with a high-profile case that triggered the country's #MeToo movement. Ahn Tae-geun was accused of repeatedly grSouth Korean prosecutor jailed in #MeToo case
SEOUL --- A former senior South Korean prosecutor was convicted Wednesday of abuse of power and sentenced to jail term of two years in connection with a high-profile case that triggered the country's #MeToo movement. Ahn Tae-geun was accused of repeatedly groping a female junior colleague at the funeral of another co-worker's father. After Seo Ji-hyun filed a formal complaint, he had her transferred to a provincial position and her career went nowhere. She suffered in silence for years until she went public with a tearful live television interview last January, detailing her experiences. The interview was a rarity in a still conservative society where female victims of sexual assault ...Keep on reading: South Korean prosecutor jailed in #MeToo case Read more