The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower courts dismissal of a former prosecutor s damages suits against a former senior prosecutor and the state in an alleged sexual harassment and power abuse case that sparked the #MeToo movement in 2018.
Seo Ji-hyun, a former prosecutor who ignited a nationwide #MeToo movement in 2018 with her disclosure of sexual misconduct and abuse of authority by a senior prosecutor, lost a damages suit against him and the state on Thursday. The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts' decision to reject Seo's claim for compensation from former senior prosecutor Ahn Tae-geun over allegations that he sexually harassed her .
South Korea's highest court dismissed claims for compensation from the initiator of the country's #MeToo movement on Thursday, after she had filed suit against a boss over alleged sexual abuse.In 2018, Seo filed a 100 million won ($77,000) compensation suit against Ahn for physical and mental damages, as well as unspecified "state compensation" from the government.
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