Jung Chung-rae, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, on the 27th ordered the Ethics Inspection Team to conduct a fact-finding probe into sexual molestation allegations against two-term lawmaker Jang Kyung-tae of the Democratic Party (42, Seoul Dongdaemun B).
Cho Seung-rae, the Democratic Party secretary-general, told reporters in the afternoon that Jung ordered the Ethics Inspection Team to investigate the circumstances of the reports to identify the facts about the coverage related to Rep. Jang.
Earlier, Jang was accused by a woman of sexual molestation. A complaint alleging that Jang engaged in inappropriate conduct toward a woman at a dinner gathering was reportedly filed with Yeongdeungpo Police Station in Seoul.
In response, Jang said on Facebook that he would respond strongly, including with legal action, to what he called false accusations and related smear campaigns that are completely untrue, flatly denying the allegations.
Jang also told reporters at the National Assembly that day that he briefly stopped by a dinner with his aides, but a person who said he was the woman's boyfriend showed up and caused a disturbance, so he left. He added that the lawmaker's office to which the person belongs conducted a review, and some media tried to report it but did not publish, and that was the end of it.