A wave of sexual misconduct allegations brought to the surface by the MeToo movement has spread to Korea's political sphere,... with a well-known political heavyweight hit with extremely serious allegations.<br /> An Hee-jung, the Governor of Chungcheongnam-do Province,... has been accused by his secretary of multiple cases of sexual assault and rape.<br />Appearing on local news media on Monday, the victim said she was raped on four occasions between June 2017 and February this year.<br />She even said An raped her after mentioning the MeToo movement.<br />Shortly after the broadcast, the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said it had expelled the governor, following an emergency meeting of party leaders. <br /> An,... after initially insisting the sexual relations were consensual later offered to resign and said he would stop all political activities. <br />The police have officially begun a criminal investigation into the case.<br />He had been considered one of the main contenders for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination against the then-frontrunner and now the current President Moon Jae-in. <br />
