A man in his 50s accused of molesting a fellow employee was found not guilty by the court.

A man in his 50s who was accused of molesting a co-worker at a company dinner was found not guilty.

The court's judgment is that "there is no evidence to support the victim's testimony."

According to the legal community on the 4th, the Pyeongtaek Branch of Suwon District Court found 50-year-old Mr. A, who was handed over to trial on charges of forcible molestation, not guilty on the 15th of last month.

Mr. A was indicted on charges of forcibly molesting Mr. B, a 52-year-old co-worker from the same company, at a karaoke bar in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, last January.

During the police investigation, Mr. B claimed that despite his clear intention to refuse, Mr. A attempted to touch him by hugging him from behind.

However, Mr. A denied the charges, saying he had never done anything that caused sexual disgust, and his colleagues who were at the dinner together also stated that they had never witnessed Mr. A's molestation.

At the trial, Mr. A's legal representative said, "The victim's complaint is contrary to objective facts, and there is nothing to acknowledge the defendant's intention to commit indecent assault," and submitted affidavits and fact confirmations from attendees of the dinner party at the time as evidence.

The court also ruled, "According to the victim's statement, the defendant's molestation led to a serious situation, such as the victim screaming, but it is very unusual that no one witnessed this," and "It is difficult to conclude that the defendant forcibly molested the victim by looking at the objective circumstances."

Attorney Kang Eun-hye of Daeryun Law Firm, the legal representative in the case, said, "A charge of forcible molestation is established when the other person sexually assaults the other person against their will through violence or intimidation. In particular, since the sexual crime itself is difficult to collect evidence, there are many cases in which there is no choice but to rely on the victim's statement." She added, "The standards for establishing molestation have been relaxed and the scope of punishment has also expanded, so if you are unfairly accused of being a molester, you need systematic help from an expert from the beginning of the case."

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