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A former South Korean legislature who was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2015 was found dead in Seoul, police said on Tuesday.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency said Chang Je Won was found dead in an studio in the eastern part of the capital on Monday night and a note was discovered at the scene. Police did not provide further details, referring to the investigation into his death.
Chang served three term as a conservative legislature and was an important ally of President Yoon Suk Yeol. He was accused of sexually assaulting the woman in November 2015 when he was vice president at a university in Busan.
Chang denied the accusations and called them “one-sided claims” in a Facebook post last month, promised to take legal action to protect his honor.
Kim Jae Ryun, the woman’s lawyer, canceled a news conference planned on Tuesday after the news of Chang’s death.
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