ON THE morning of March 5th Ahn Hee-jung, then still the governor of South Chungcheong, one of South Korea’s richest provinces, made a speech in support of the country’s “#MeToo” movement, which, as elsewhere, has encouraged women to speak out about sexual harassment. “We have been living in a male-dominated society where one’s power defines rank. Violence that stems from manipulating this power is simply harassment and discrimination,” he said. “Everyone should take part in the movement.”
Eleven hours later, Mr Ahn’s secretary heeded his appeal. On live television, Kim Ji-eun accused the governor of sexually harassing her for the past eight months and of raping her on four occasions. “The relationship was not consensual and I am sure he knew it,” she said. Mr Ahn’s office initially claimed that what had gone on was, indeed, consensual. But soon afterwards, he published a Facebook post in which he sought forgiveness for “foolish behaviour” and said that he would step down.
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