Soul searching in South Korea after suicide of #MeToo-plagued Seoul mayor

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Soul searching in South Korea after suicide of MeToo-plagued Seoul mayor

SEOUL - Four years after being sexually harassed by her boss - the mayor of Seoul city - and ignored when she sought help within the office, the woman mustered all her courage to report him to the police.But it was not to be.

Legally, the police case has been closed as South Korean law does not allow indictment against a dead suspect. Law professor Lee Jae-min of Seoul National University said there is still a need to find out the truth, despite the mayor's death. "Let his death lead to a deeper reflection and frank discussion on the toxic grips of sexual harassment in the workplace, and in our culture at large," human sciences professor Cho Kyung-jin of Cyber University of Korea said in a commentary for The Korea Times newspaper.

 

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