Level 4 civil servant scandal involving an affair that turned Yongsan upside down

Level 4 civil servant scandal involving an affair that turned Yongsan upside down

 

 

A CCTV screenshot capturing a scene inside an elevator at a hotel in Seoul, showing male and female senior officials (Grade 4) A and B, dispatched to the presidential office at the time, embracing each other.

 

 

A pouch (small bag) belonging to male civil servant Mr. A, who is known as evidence of an affair with a female civil servant dispatched to the Presidential Office. It is reported that the pouch, which bears the Presidential Office logo, contained adult items such as condoms.

 

 

A's belongings identified as evidence of an affair

 

Overview of the incident

 

Characters

 

A senior government official (Grade 4)

 

B Department High-Ranking Official (Grade 4)

 

A and B are both married, having spouses, and are classmates in the administrative civil service exam.

 

A wife

 

1. Wife A accidentally saw a red heart-shaped emoji on her husband's phone screen chat window from behind and suspected infidelity.

 

Mr. A consistently pretended not to know and requested a divorce earlier this year.

 

Mr. A was promoted to Deputy Director (Grade 3).

 

4. A wife submits a petition to the Office of the Public Official Discipline and Secretary

 

5. A wife submitted evidence of using hotels and motels in Seoul, including Yongsan where the presidential office is located, at least 14 times.

 

Evidence submission of various adult products inside a pouch with the presidential office logo.

 

Mr. A and Mr. B acknowledge some meetings but argue that it is an "excessive invasion of privacy and harassment or defamation," and claim that they are experiencing mental distress because of Mr. A's wife.

 

8. The court recognizes the existence of an extramarital affair and infidelity.

Mostly, I met after work by visiting the hotel or during weekend on-call shifts, but some used the hotel during working hours or went out in the evening (hotel visits) and then returned to the presidential office for overtime.

 

Mr. B was ordered to pay 30 million won in damages to Mr. A's wife.

 

Office Wife

 

Office husband

 

My life got messed up while doing it.