Ruling party expels Governor An Hee-jung over rape allegations

정치계로 확산한 미투: 안희정 지사 성폭행 의혹에 지사직 사퇴; 민주당 제명조치 A wave of sexual misconduct allegations brought to the surface by the MeToo movement has spread to Korea's political sphere,... with a well-known political heavyweight hit with extremely serious allegations. An Hee-jung, the Governor of Chungcheongnam-do Province,... has been accused by his secretary of multiple cases of sexual assault and rape. Appearing on local news media on Monday, the victim said she was raped on four occasions between June 2017 and February this year. She even said An raped her after mentioning the MeToo movement. Shortly after the broadcast, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said it had expelled the governor, following an emergency meeting of party leaders. An,... after initially insisting the sexual relations were consensual later resigned and said he would stop all political activities. He had been considered one of the main contenders for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination against the then-frontrunner and now the current President Moon Jae-in. Arirang News Facebook:   / arirangtvnews   ------------------------------------------------------------ [Subscribe Arirang Official YouTube] ARIRANG TV:    / arirang   ARIRANG RADIO:    / music180arirang   ARIRANG NEWS:    / arirangnews   ARIRANG K-POP:    / arirangworld   ARIRANG ISSUE:    / arirangtoday   ARIRANG CULTURE:    / arirangkorean   ------------------------------------------------------------ [Visit Arirang TV Official Pages] Facebook:   / arirangtv   Twitter:   / arirangworld   Instagram:   / arirangworld   Homepage: http://www.arirang.com ------------------------------------------------------------ [Arirang K-Pop] YouTube:    / arirangworld   Facebook:   / arirangkpop   Google+: http://plus.google.com/+arirangworld