Police reinvestigate prostitution allegations against DP leader's son

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Police reinvestigate prostitution allegations against DP leader's son

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung heads to the prosecutors’ office for investigation in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Tuesday. [YONHAP]

Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung heads to the prosecutors’ office for investigation in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Tuesday. [YONHAP]

 
Police have reopened an investigation into sex trafficking allegations against the eldest son of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung at the request of the prosecution, following their earlier decision to clear him of the charges, police officials said Tuesday.
 
The reinvestigation into Lee's 31-year-old son, Dong-ho, has been underway at the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency in Suwon, Gyeonggi, though the same police agency acquitted him of the prostitution charges three months ago, the officials said.
 
Last year, police conducted a 10-month-long investigation into suspicions that the younger Lee illegally gambled and bought sex services between early 2019 and late 2021. In October, police sent his alleged illegal gambling case to the prosecution but dropped the sex trafficking charges against him, citing a lack of evidence.
 
According to the officials, the prosecution has asked the Gyeonggi police agency to reinvestigate the younger Lee's prostitution allegations and conduct further investigation into his illegal gambling suspicion.
 
As the allegations emerged in late 2021 when Lee was running as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, he apologized and confirmed his son joined a gambling site.

Yonhap
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