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15 indicted and 10 let off for Air Force sexual harassment case

The military's probe into the suicide of a female Air Force staff sergeant who suffered from sexual harassment closed with 15 personnel being indicted, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.

2021-10-07

Army officer attempted suicide as investigation drags on

An Army officer who suffered from sexual harassment attempted to commit suicide, a military source belatedly confirmed on Tuesday as authorities continue to investigate involved persons.

2021-08-24

Female Navy officer found dead after reporting sexual harassment

A female Navy servicemember was found dead at her base on Thursday amid the military’s investigation into an allegation that she had been sexually harassed by a senior colleague, the Navy said.

2021-08-13

Cuomo gets probed

I thoroughly read an investigative report on sexual harassment allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released by the State Attorney General’s Office on August 3. The 165-page report was an easy read....

2021-08-08

Officer charged with sexual harassment kills himself

An Air Force sergeant who was charged with the sexual harassment that led a female officer to take her own life in May committed suicide Sunday in a detention cell while awaiting trial.

2021-07-26

Defense minister admits 'shame' over harrassment

Defense Minister Suh Wook said he is "terribly ashamed" about sexual harassment allegations that led to the arrest and suspension of a brigadier general during a Wednesday meeting with top military brass.

2021-07-07

Brigadier general suspended for sexual harrassment

An Air Force general was suspended after being arrested and charged with sexual harassment, according to military authorities on Tuesday.

2021-07-06

Ex-mayor of Busan sentenced to 3 years for sexual harassment

Oh Keo-don, former mayor of Busan, was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for sexually harassing a female city employee.

2021-06-29

Military police allegedly ordered false report for female officer's suicide

A civic group has raised suspicions that the head of the military police division at the Air Force Headquarters ordered that the suicide of the female officer following unresolved sexual harassment be falsely reported as a simple death case.

2021-06-21

Sexual harassment case not properly reported by Air Force

The Air Force's headquarters in Gyeryongdae, South Chungcheong, did not submit a proper report to the Defense Ministry regarding the case of sexual harassment brought forward by a female officer who later committed suicide.

2021-06-07

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