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Today (2nd), the first news is about sexual violence in the military.

A civic group has revealed that there was a sexual harassment case against a female military sergeant in his 20s at the Air Force base.

This unit is also where the late Sergeant Ye-Ram Lee, who made an extreme choice after being sexually harassed by a senior officer last year, worked.



Reporter Shin Jeong-eun reports the first news.



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Another sexual harassment case occurred at the Air Force 15th Special Mission Wing, where the late Sergeant Ye-Ram Lee, who made an extreme choice by complaining of sexual harassment damage.



The Military Human Rights Center held a press conference and revealed that a lieutenant in his 40s sexually molested a female military sergeant in his 20s several times from January to April.



The assailant said that he would give the victim a massage and sexually harassed him several times, such as touching his body or lifting his clothes.



When the victim sergeant refused to engage in physical contact, the perpetrator did not speak to him and excluded him from normal duties, the Military Human Rights Center reported.



It is also known that in April, when he ordered the victim sergeant to kiss a male sergeant who was confirmed with Corona 19, and refused to do so, he was forced to lick the back of his hand with the patient's saliva.



The victim was reported to the Air Force Gender Equality Center on April 14, and the perpetrator was arrested and arrested by the Military Police.



Suspicions of the Air Force's poor response were also raised.



It is said that the perpetrator was not immediately separated immediately after the victim was reported, leaving him exposed to secondary harm.



It was revealed that the perpetrator had sent threatening and conciliatory messages to the victim sergeant 27 times after receiving the report.

[Kim Sook-kyung / Director of Military Sexual Violence Counseling Center attached to the Military Human Rights Center: It is doubtful whether the Air Force is



aware of the fact that the Air Force suffered a death from sexual harassment just one year ago and is being investigated by the special prosecutor.]



He said that he would deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused and that he would handle the case strictly in accordance with the laws and regulations.