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A former Seoul Mayor secretary who was left on trial for sexual assault on a fellow employee was sentenced to jail and detained in court. The 31st Criminal Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Cho Sung-pil) sentenced Amugae Jung to a prison sentence of 3 years and 6 months in prison for sexual assault on a drunk victim and inflicting stress disorder after trauma Ordered to complete the sexual assault program. The judge said, “The crime is not good for the case of adultery and injuries to a victim who is intoxicated and unable to protest. He said he was sentenced to jail, saying he committed a crime against a co-worker, and the victim is having a hard time returning to society. Although Jung admitted that he had contacted the victim, he denied the charges, but the court judged that he had raped the victim. The judge said, “The victim consistently stated that there was sexual assault from the investigation of the investigative agency to the court.” It is difficult to say that the victim’s statement cannot be trusted in light of the fact that the victim is stating in detail the scenes that he remembers sparsely. ” The judge also determined that the victim’s post-traumatic stress disorder was caused by Chung’s crime. Jung argued that the victim was a victim of the sexual harassment of the late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, and that his post-traumatic stress disorder was due to Mayor Park’s incident and media reports. However, the judge said, “There is a report (by a psychiatrist) that suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder due to a feeling of betrayal and shame for having suffered damage from a defendant who had been trusted for a long time. “They complained of the way they dealt with this crime and the stress caused by false rumors.” Attorney Kim Jae-ryun, who has been acting for the victim after the sentence on the day, said, “Because the court case of sexual violence takes place in a space where two people are (crime), it is judged that the accused gave a hand against claiming innocence, saying,’There is no objective evidence.’ “In relation to the Mayor Park Won-soon case, the victim lost the opportunity to make a legal appeal, but the fact that the court judged a certain part would be a little comforting to the victim.” In writing, the victim also said, “I pay homage to the court for the realization of the court. We ask for the second offense and positive empathy for the victims of sexual violence in the workplace.” Earlier, on the 10th of last month, the prosecution said, “(Jung) spread false rumors for his own safety, rather than asking the victim for forgiveness. Even in investigations and trials, the victims’ wounds deepened as excuses and excuses were consistent.” Jeong, who was in charge of Mayor Park’s protocol, was handed over to trial on April 14 last year for sexual assault on a drunken fellow employee after having dinner with former and current employees in the secretary’s office of the mayor of Seoul. By Shin Min-jeong, staff reporter [email protected]