Gwanak District Council Member Lee Gyeonggwan Referred to Prosecutors Without Detention over Alleged Sexual Molestation of Employee
A sitting district council member has been referred to prosecutors without detention on suspicion of sexually molesting an employee of the district council.
According to police on Nov. 7, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Women's and Juvenile Crimes Investigation Unit referred Lee Gyeonggwan, a Gwanak District Council member, to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office without detention on Oct. 30 on suspicion of indecent acts by abuse of occupational authority under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes.
Lee is accused of repeatedly making unwanted physical contact with a district council employee and making remarks and engaging in conduct that caused sexual discomfort from April 2024 through April 2026.
The victim filed a complaint with the Gwanak Police Station in May 2026. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's Women's and Juvenile Crimes Investigation Unit later took over the case and continued the investigation.
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Police questioned people involved in the case, including the complainant and witnesses, and summoned Lee for questioning as a suspect in September 2026.
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