Former Chungcheongnam-do Province Governor An Hee-jung has been found not guilty of sex abuse crimes by Seoul Western District Court in a hearing this morning.<br /> An was indicted in April on charges of sexually assaulting his former secretary multiple times from July last year to February this year. <br />In the last hearing in July, prosecutors had sought four years in prison.<br />However, the court did not accept the prosecution's claim, saying there is a lack of evidence to support the charges of sexual violence.<br />An, who was one of the main contenders for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, resigned in March following the allegations against him. <br />
