The Seoul Metropolitan Government says a fifth-level male employee is under police investigation for alleged sexual harassment on the subway.

According to the city, this official was handed over to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency Subway Police at the Dongdaemun History and Culture Park Station on the Seoul Subway Line 2, 4, and 5 in the morning of the 24th of last month.

At the time, the man, who was a member of the parent office of the city of Seoul, was immediately placed on call to the Seoul Metropolitan Government immediately after the incident.

He was known to claim that physical contact occurred in a crowded situation and was not on purpose.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will take corresponding measures according to the results of the police investigation.

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