SEOUL, November 28 (AJP) - Lawmaker Jang Kyung-tae of the ruling Democratic Party has been embroiled in a sexual assault scandal after a complaint was filed with police.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Jang allegedly sexually harassed a woman at a gathering in Seoul late last year. Jang immediately denied the allegations, posting a message on Facebook saying, "I will firmly respond including legal action against these false accusations."
In response to the allegations, the party's leader Jeong Cheong-rae has ordered an internal investigation.
Meanwhile, rumors have been circulating that Lee Jun-seok, the leader of the minor centrist Reform Party, was also at the gathering. Lee has vowed to take legal action for defamation against those spreading what he called "false information."
* This article, published by Aju Business Daily, was translated by AI and edited by AJP.
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