An appeals trial was held today (13th) against former Busan Mayor Oh Keo-don, who was sentenced to three years in prison in the first trial for forcibly molesting an

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employee.

After the incident, while the court battle continued for about a year and a half, the secondary assaults continued centered on the politicians, and as a result, the victim is still unable to return to a normal life.

In our society, our reporters met the victims and listened to their stories with the purpose of breaking the cycle of secondary persecution that is repeated after sex crimes and helping the victims recover their daily lives.

The victim said that he desperately wanted an investigation into the second perpetrator, and said that he hoped that there would be no more victims like him.

To protect the victims, I would like to inform you in advance that the interview contents were voiced.



First news, this is reporter Kang Cheong-wan.



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Two days after the incident of forced harassment by Mayor Oh Keo-don, Shin Mo, a close aide to the mayor of Oh and a public official in Busan City, contacted the victim to meet.



Shin urged an agreement, saying that government officials should quit when things get bigger.




[Victim (voice band): It is said that all my family members lose their jobs in the political office, and all the children who have nothing but the sins of working hard are left on the street.] The



victim suffered excruciating pain at the explicit request.



[Victim (voice band). That happens, and then you're going I go to work Mayor messenger where, coming this message because that just underlayer touched puke eat only water shaking downed too hard -



the resignation plans to pursue five former Mayor side in April The victim said that he believed in the promise and waited, but when the general election on the 4th and 15th was over, the tide changed.



Even if I contacted you, there was no response or it was delayed.



And on April 22, a call came from an unknown number.



[Hello? Mr. ○○○? I want to see you once... I called.]



Oh, this man close to the mayor and familiar with the case.



When asked how he got the number, he mentions a key adviser to Mayor Oh Jeon, who was a high-ranking person in the city of Busan at the time.



[The number was given by △△△... can i see you ○○○ at your convenience.] I



suggest that we continue to meet.



[There are so many regrets that there is only one way to deal with it. Wouldn't there be a wish for things to be resolved in a softer way?] When



asked whether the Mayor Oh asked me to contact you, I answered this.



[If I said that, I could say that again.] The



conciliation attempt lasted 12 minutes, and the victim said that she felt fear rather than anxiety.




[Victim (voice band): I am very scared and anxious because I get a call from an unknown number, and everyone I know knows it



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Mr. Lee acknowledged that he called the SBS reporter, but said that he had never been instructed and that it was done voluntarily.



He also claimed that he was lying to say that he had no personal acquaintance with Mayor Oh and that he was close.



Jeon Mo, who pointed out that Mr. Lee handed the victim number, said only that he had stated everything in the police.



(Video coverage: Ha Ryung, Video editing: Park Soo-sun)