By Lee Jin-a
Another foreign ministry official has been indicted for committing a sex-related crime in Seoul.
Prosecutors said Saturday they had indicted a Foreign Ministry secretary surnamed Kim for secretly filming women’s bodies.
According to the prosecution, Kim used his cell phone to film the women 16 times in cafes, on buses and in the Foreign Ministry complex in Seoul from last April to August.
Police caught him at the scene of his last alleged offense.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs removed Kim from his position and took severe disciplinary action. Specific details of his penalty will be confirmed after the first trial.
On Dec. 20, the Foreign Ministry said it had dismissed Park Jeong-hak, a diplomat in Chile, for sexually assaulting teenage girls there.
The ministry will refer Park's case to the prosecutors' office for possible criminal charges.
In Early December, the Korean ambassador to a Middle Eastern country also faced a salary cut as punishment for sexually harassing an embassy worker. The country has not been identified.