First Investigation Into 'Geoje King' Alleged of Sexual Misconduct and Abuse of Power... "Not True"

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A senior police officer, widely dubbed the "King of Geoje" and accused of habitual sexual misconduct and abuse of power, underwent his first face-to-face questioning by the National Police Agency's inspection team yesterday (August 14). The officer denied all the allegations, claiming they were "not true."

Reporter Cho Min-ki has the details.


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Senior Superintendent A, known as the "Geoje King," enters the National Police Agency compound wearing a black mask.

Meeting with SBS reporters upon his first appearance for an inspection investigation, Senior Superintendent A flatly denied allegations including personnel favoritism.

[Senior Superintendent A : (Is it true that you received money and promoted certain staff members?) No. (Are you denying the allegations?) It is not true.]

This face-to-face investigation is the first of its kind roughly 40 days after a high-intensity inspection was launched in late June.

Senior Superintendent A has worked in the Gyeongsangnam-do region, including the Geoje Police Station, for over 30 years and faces allegations of unjustly interfering in personnel appointments for himself and associates, as well as committing sexual misconduct against subordinate female police officers.

Previously, the National Police Agency's inspection team traveled down to Geoje to verify facts regarding various suspicions from employees who had worked alongside Senior Superintendent A.

It is reported that the questioning centered mostly on allegations excluding the sexual misconduct suspicion, which the Daejeon Metropolitan Police Agency has already launched a formal investigation into.

A police official stated, "Due to the vast amount of content to investigate, we may summon Senior Superintendent A for additional questioning."

It was also found that Senior Superintendent A re-registered his Telegram account last week ahead of his first face-to-face interrogation.

This raises possibilities that not only were Telegram chat logs deleted, but he may have also changed his mobile phone itself.

Police have additionally placed two inspectors from the Geoje Police Station on standby, who have been pointed out as enablers in the alleged sexual harassment of junior female officers.

They are accused of repeatedly summoning junior female officers to drinking gatherings attended by Senior Superintendent A. Including the two individuals and Senior Superintendent A himself, a total of five people have been placed on standby over the so-called "Geoje King" scandal.

(Video reporting: Kim Se-kyung | Video editing: Shin Se-eun | Design: Jang Sung-beom)


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