The Commission first ruled that the dinner in question was in fact work-related incident
considering the work experience history as well as the age difference, and the fact that a
work hierarchy existed between the three female complainants and three male supervisors;
three male supervisors were in charge of HR; their job grading.
The Commission also verified sexual misconducts committed by the accused including
forcing the complainants to drink with their arms around the women’s neck or arms,
forcing kisses, touching genital areas of the complainants over their clothes, and grabbing
and kissing a complainant in a restroom. The men also admitted to have forced themselves
on the women in a karaoke and in a taxi, and they continued to harass the complainants and
inflict psychological suffering by contacting women via instant messenger services and
phone offering an overnight retreat or asking women to accompany them to funerals.
Based on the evidences, the Commission determined that the behaviors of the accused
men clearly contained sexual implications and obviously inflicted sexual humiliation on
the complainants who were newly-appointed government officials. It was also clear that
given the hierarchical relationship at work, it was hard for the complainants to express
clear indications of rejection to demands or behaviors of the accused. So the Commission
recommended all of the accused men to take special human rights education and pay
compensation to the complainants (20 million Won by the team leader and 10 million Won
by each staff). In addition, it recommended the superintendent of XX City who supervised
the Office of Education employing the accused men to take actions such as ensuring that
the accused and the complainants do not work in the same agency to prevent secondary
sufferings on the complainants, identify the status of the XX City Office of Education in
terms of sexual harassment, and come up with and implement measures including
reinforcing preventive education on sexual harassment.
□ Sexual Harassment by CEO of PR Company during Job Interview
The complainant filed a complaint that she suffered serious psychological trauma
including sexual humiliation as a result of multiple sexual harassment by the accused, the
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