South Korea President Park Geun-hye gave the boot to her press secretary during her much-publicized trip to the United States, after hearing he sexually assaulted a female worker at the nation’s embassy in downtown Washington, D.C.
The now-fired press secretary, Yoon Chang-jung, was put on a plane and sent back to Seoul, The Daily Mail reported. Ms. Park, meanwhile, continued her trip from D.C. to Los Angeles. Reportedly, he had been drinking at the time of the incident.
Washington Metropolitan Police described the incident this way: The victim said the suspect “grabbed her buttocks without her permission,” The Daily Mail said. And a higher ranking spokesman for the president called it a show of “inappropriate conduct” and charged that Mr. Yoon “harmed the dignity of the nation by being personally involved in a disgraceful event while accompanying President Park in her U.S. visit,” The Daily Mail reported.
The victim felt “shame and humiliation,” The Chosun Ilbo reported. She called the police, but no arrest was made.
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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