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 offered to resign and said he would stop all political activities.
The police have officially begun a criminal investigation into the case.
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.
