'Toy boy' questioned

Ko Young-tae, a key figure in the influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye’s confidant Choi Soon-sil, is surrounded by reporters at the Seoul Central Prosecutors’ Office in southern Seoul, Monday, after being questioned over his alleged involvement. Ko, a former host bar worker who is rumored to have been Choi’s ‘toy boy,’ is suspected of managing The Blue K and Widec Sports, two paper companies Choi set up allegedly to funnel money away from other scandal-ridden foundations. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk