'MeToo moments occur when men don't pay': Wife of South Korean presidential candidate sparks outrage with comments

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The wife of South Korean presidential hopeful Yoon Seok-youl has sparked outrage for saying that #MeToo scandals occur because the women involved were not 'paid' by men. Kim Keon-hee, 49, made the remarks to a reporter from Voice of Seoul, a YouTube news channel with liberal leanings that is supportive of the ruling Democratic Party. Yoon is a member of...

The wife of South Korean presidential hopeful Yoon Seok-youl has sparked outrage for saying that #MeToo scandals occur because the women involved were not "paid" by men.

She was referring to how the prominent politicians from the ruling liberal Democratic Party had been mired in a series of sex scandals in recent years. Kim Ji-eun, the woman victimised by Ahn Hee-jung, called for a sincere apology from Kim Keon-hee, accusing her of making a total "mockery" of the #MeToo movement in South Korea.

The Segye Ilbo daily on Monday reported a renowned fortune-teller was serving as a key adviser at Yoon's electioneering headquarters, a claim immediately denied by the election camp as groundless.

 

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