What will be the punishment for former Busan Mayor Augustine who resigned because he molested a woman?

Mayor Oh held an emergency press conference at the Busan City Hall on the 23rd at 11 am to acknowledge the fact that he was forced to commit the refusal and to resign.

The fact that Mayor Oh said at a press conference was that he had an unnecessary physical contact with a woman in a five-minute interview.

"I decided to resign because I realized that this could be regarded as a forced act that shouldn't be done," he said.

Mayor Oh did not disclose the specific timing or content of the act.

In the case of sexual crimes such as forced harassment, the provisions of pro-condemnation and anti-committee punishment were abolished in 2013, as related laws, such as the Penal Code and the Special Act on Punishment of Sexual Violence, were revised.

It is a situation in which sexual crimes can be punished separately from the intention of not agreeing to the victim's agreement or punishment.

In order for the Mayor's sex crime investigation to take place, law enforcement agencies, such as the police, must be aware of the case or have a complaint.

The police are planning to conduct an investigation when a complaint or complaint is filed, but apart from this, it is known that it is also conducting a legal review that can be applied to the mayor of Oh, as well as whether or not to investigate directly.

The Busan Police Agency said, "Currently, no complaints or complaints against women's groups or women's organizations have been received."

Under the current penal code, if you are forcibly molested, you will be punished by imprisonment for not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than 15 million won, and if you are molested by a business law, etc. under the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crime, you will be punished by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or a fine not exceeding 5 million won.

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