Hungarian swimmer allowed to leave Korea despite sexual harassment charge

Hungary's Tamas Kenderesi competes in the men's 200m butterfly during the FINA World Championship at Nambu University Municipal Aquatics Center in Gwangju, Korea, July 23. Reuters

By Jung Min-ho

Hungarian swimmer Tamas Kenderesi, 22, has been given permission to leave Korea despite being

charged with sexual harassment

.

The Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office said Wednesday that the 2016 Rio Olympics bronze medalist, who competed at the FINA World Championships in the city, was allowed to return home after agreeing to pay a deposit of 3 million won ($2,500) toward any fine.

It is unclear whether Kenderesi has left Korea.

He was detained Sunday for allegedly groping a Korean woman, 18, at a nightclub about 3 a.m. He was released that day but banned from leaving the country while police investigated.

The prosecution concluded that the alleged crime is a summary offense and will deal with it administratively without a trial.