Police officer fined for sexual harassment on street

The ruling has also put him at risk of losing his job. Korea Times file

By Jung Min-ho

A police officer has been fined for sexually harassing a woman while intoxicated.

The Seoul Western District Court ruled Wednesday that the police officer, 31, surnamed Ahn, must pay a fine of 5 million won ($4,300) for touching the stranger against her will on a Seoul street on Aug. 3.

The ruling has also put him at risk of losing his job. In 2018, the National Public Service Law was strengthened against sexual offenses: public servants fined of 1 million won or more for sexual crimes are subject to losing their status.

At a hearing last month, the prosecution requested the court sentence the officer to a year in prison.