1 year imprisonment, sexual violence treatment program, and 5 years of employment restriction’old sentence’
“The victim suffers from the wife of the crime… A crime that cannot be recurred”
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“The words and actions that are made without hesitation in anticipation of a young, young woman becoming the’flower’ of the organization cannot be justified under any circumstances. I don’t know if my distorted eyes, perceptions, and words and actions have diminished. However, if even one out of 100 people has a wrong perception, the damage will never cease. This would be especially true if people, such as the accused, who do not even show signs of reflection, remain without any punishment.” Byun Young-gun (29), a former reporter who triggered the media industry’Me Too’ in 2018, made this announcement in court on the 19th. In February 2018, reporter Jeon Byun exposed to his social network service (SNS) the victims of sexual harassment he suffered while working as a reporter for the Economic Daily News from December 2015 to April 2016. On this day, the prosecution sought a one-year imprisonment for a news reporter who was handed over to trial for sexual harassment of reporter Byeon. On that day, at the hearing of 58-year-old Cho Amugae (58) at the hearing of Judge Jeong Seong-wan, the exclusive chief of criminal 14 of the Seoul Central District Court, the prosecution asked the court to impose an order of “one year in prison, completion of the sexual violence treatment program, and five years of employment restriction. The prosecution said, “The process of specifying the date and time of the crime is natural, and the statement of damage is specific and reliable.” And revealed the reason for the old. The prosecution said, “However, the accused is completely denying the crime, and the victim is suffering considerable pain in the process. Please consider that this is a crime that should not be recurred.” Reporter Jeon Byeon said in a statement by the victim’s lawyer at the trial, “The reason we will continue the trial until the end is because the media community who has been involved for a while and hopes that our society will change.” “There are still numerous victims and perpetrators in the media,” he said. “I sincerely hope that there will never be a victim like me in the media again.” In February 2018, reporter Byeon posted a post on his Facebook page, saying, “The manager in charge of training for newcomers sat next to me at most dinners. One day, I laughed and touched my shoulders or thighs, and on other days I put my hand under the outerwear that covered my legs.” In March of the same year, the news agency imposed a punishment of three months of suspension on Mr. Cho. In October 2018, Mr. Cho, who was disciplined, sued former reporter Byeon for defamation under the Information and Communication Network Act. By Kim Yoon-joo, reporter [email protected] Daum is the full text of the statement by former reporter Byun Young-gun.
I, who suffered damage in my late twenties, are now in my thirties. Now, four years after raising the issue, colleagues I worked with at the time say that the incident has made the media community a little bit healthier than in the past. However, it has not been solved personally. I am enduring an uncomfortable routine with this incident. I left the media forever, and the fragments of memories that come to mind from moment to moment still make me difficult. Nevertheless, the reason that the trial continues to the end is because the media community, who has been involved for a while, and our society wants to change. The words and actions that are made without hesitation in anticipation of the young and young women becoming the’flower’ of the organization cannot be justified under any circumstances. I don’t know if my distorted eyes, perceptions, and words and actions have diminished. However, if even one out of 100 people has a wrong perception, the damage will never cease. This would be especially true if people, such as the accused, who do not even show signs of reflection, remain without any punishment. That’s why journalists are paying attention to the events of this many years later. Your Honor, I have only had one wish over the course of the last trial. I hope that the defendant will be duly punished so that me and the media can take a new step. I am not the only victim of this case. It wasn’t something that happened only once. There are also numerous victims and perpetrators within the media. Therefore, the impact of this trial on the media and its practitioners in the future will be very large. I sincerely hope that there will never be a victim like me again in the media world, where I have been affectionately for a while. I ask for the severe punishment so that the accused and other perpetrators hiding in the media can live a life of acknowledging and reflecting on their mistakes. Thank you.