Art group's ex-chief jailed for sexual harassment of members

The former chief of a Gangwon Province art group has been convicted by the Supreme Court of sexually harassing three group members.

The court upheld an earlier ruling that found the defendant guilty of performing an indecent act by compulsion and sentenced him to one year in prison.

The defendant had denied the charges and appealed the lower court's ruling, but the top court said the verdict was justified.

The defendant was found to have committed seven acts of sexual harassment against the thre ...