KSU Suspends Hae-in Lee and Young You

[Sabsi]

I don't see where she was "falsely" accused in this article. Rather, I see a court has provided a temporary injunction while the case is still undergoing investigation.

This is what the Headline says: ‚Court cites provisional injunction suspending disciplinary action against figure skater Lee Hae-in for being falsely accused of sexual harassment‘

 

[gsk8]

This is what the Headline says: ‚Court cites provisional injunction suspending disciplinary action against figure skater Lee Hae-in for being falsely accused of sexual harassment‘

Strange. Mine reads: "Court Issues Preliminary Injunction to Suspend Disciplinary Actions of "Sexually Accused Offender"

법원, "성추행범 누명" 피겨 이해인 징계 효력정지 가처분 인용 : 네이트 스포츠

한눈에 보는 오늘 : 일반 - 뉴스 : 선수 자격 일시 회복…28일 회장배 랭킹대회 출전 예정 (서울=연합뉴스) 설하은 기자 = 법원이 대한체육회의 피겨 스케이팅 이해인(19)에 대한 자격정지 징계 효력을 정지했다. 이해인 측에 따르면 서울동부지법은 12일 이해인이 낸 징계 효력정지 가처분

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I'm using a translation feature on my Edge browser, though. A right-click feature.

 

[Sabsi]

Strange. Mine reads: "Court Issues Preliminary Injunction to Suspend Disciplinary Actions of "Sexually Accused Offender"

법원, "성추행범 누명" 피겨 이해인 징계 효력정지 가처분 인용 : 네이트 스포츠

한눈에 보는 오늘 : 일반 - 뉴스 : 선수 자격 일시 회복…28일 회장배 랭킹대회 출전 예정 (서울=연합뉴스) 설하은 기자 = 법원이 대한체육회의 피겨 스케이팅 이해인(19)에 대한 자격정지 징계 효력을 정지했다. 이해인 측에 따르면 서울동부지법은 12일 이해인이 낸 징계 효력정지 가처분

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I'm using a translation feature on my Edge browser, though. A right-click feature.

Interesting. I‘m using Google Translator.
If you tell me how, I‘ll provide a Screenshot.

 

[Sabsi]

Here is the screenshot

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[Sabsi]

Here is the screenshot

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@gsk8

If Chat GPT can be trusted regarding translations: The Korean word "누명" actually means "false accusation" or "false charge."

So I think my first translation with Google seems to be right.

 

[Mathman]

Can some native Korean speaker help out here?

 

[withwings]

I am not Korean speaker but I can provide English version here:

Court grants figure skater injunction to pause ban over sexual harassment charges | Yonhap News Agency

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday granted an injunction ...

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[Minz]

I am not Korean speaker but I can provide English version here:

Court grants figure skater injunction to pause ban over sexual harassment charges | Yonhap News Agency

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday granted an injunction ...

en.yna.co.kr

Here is the full text

By Yoo Jee-ho

SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court on Tuesday granted an injunction sought by figure skater Lee Hae-in to pause a three-year ban issued by the national skating federation over sexual harassment charges.

The Seoul Eastern District Court sided with Lee, who is now eligible to compete.

Lee, the 2023 world silver medalist, was suspended for three years by the Korea Skating Union (KSU) in June, with the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) confirming it two months later, over an incident that took place during a national team training camp in Italy in May.

Lee, 19, was accused of sexually harassing an underage male teammate. But she countered that there could not be any grounds for sexual harassment because she and the teammate, whose identity has been withheld, were in a romantic relationship. Lee also claimed that the KSU had deemed physical contact between the skaters to be abusive in nature because it hadn't been aware of Lee's relationship status.

The KSOC rejected Lee's appeal, citing the age of Lee's boyfriend and other circumstances.

Lee then took the matter to the Seoul court, which ruled on Tuesday that her action with the male skater did not constitute sexual harassment, even though he was under 16 years of age at the time.

"By definition, sexual harassment causes a sense of sexual humiliation and revulsion, and infringes on the victim's sexual freedom," the court said. "Just because an adult performed an act of affection toward someone under the age of 16, it doesn't mean such an act can be regarded as harassment."

Lee thanked the court for its ruling and her fans for their support.

"I deeply regret my inappropriate conduct as an athlete representing the country," Lee said. "Now that I've been given one last chance, I will make sure something like this doesn't ever happen again and I will focus on my training."

Lee plans to enter a national competition scheduled to begin Nov. 28.

Lee won silver in the women's singles at the 2023 world championships, becoming the first South Korean woman to grab a world championship medal since Kim Yu-na won gold in 2013. Also in 2023, Lee won the women's singles title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, making her the first South Korean champion since Kim in 2009.

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[Mathman]

I wonder how the Korean Skating Federation will respond.

If they wanted to dig in, they could say, "OK, we will abide by the court ruling" -- but still decline to send the skater to various international competitions.

My guess, though, is that they will be glad for the whole thing to go away. Especially since the skater is being extravagantly polite and contrite over the incident.

 

[Joekaz]

I wonder how the Korean Skating Federation will respond.

If they wanted to dig in, they could say, "OK, we will abide by the court ruling" -- but still decline to send the skater to various international competitions.

My guess, though, is that they will be glad for the whole thing to go away. Especially since the skater is being extravagantly polite and contrite over the incident.

Agreed. And the Korean ladies have been terrible so far.

 

[LazyFuzai]

Hahaha,obvious win for Lee with this bullshit accusations.Easily should be willing to charge for compensation from KSU.Destroying entire season for her and future relationship with KSU is gone moste likely.Entire case was stink from beginning with no reason to call her actions as sexual harrasment.Embarrasment to all that were arguing she is guilty with your tragic arguments.Good job Seoul Court and Haien for fighting with this

 

[saine]

My guess, though, is that they will be glad for the whole thing to go away. Especially since the skater is being extravagantly polite and contrite over the incident.

I do not find her being extravagantly polite and contrite after having released private messages detailing her relationship with a minor publicly.

That should not have been made public. Whatever the court ultimately decides, she still took those actions. I get wanting to defend herself, but those actions do not demonstrate politeness and contriteness to me.

 

[CopyCat]

Very happy to hear this! What an absolute disaster of a situation. KSU should be ashamed of how they handled this. Hope Haein has a great rest of the season.

 

[icetug]

I do not find her being extravagantly polite and contrite after having released private messages detailing her relationship with a minor publicly.

That should not have been made public. Whatever the court ultimately decides, she still took those actions. I get wanting to defend herself, but those actions do not demonstrate politeness and contriteness to me.

If she had been polite and held off on proving what really happened between her and the underage skater, she would still be considered a sexual predator. Would you have held off on providing background on the whole situation if you knew that the media all over the world was trumpeting that you committed sexual assault (and in Russia they were writing that you had raped a minor)?

She was stupid to get involved with a much younger guy (which became especially sensitive when she became an adult herself), but she was not stupid to defend herself fiercely while the Korean federation threw her under the bus, punishing her in the most inadequate way.

 

[Ivana]

If she had been polite and held off on proving what really happened between her and the underage skater, she would still be considered a sexual predator. Would you have held off on providing background on the whole situation if you knew that the media all over the world was trumpeting that you committed sexual assault (and in Russia they were writing that you had raped a minor)?

The key word here is "underaged", what she did was utterly stupid and as an adult she should have known better, even if they were in consensual relationship, the point is they shouldn't be, period. While the Korean court decided to play a word game and temporally let her off the hook, it does not make the whole situation okay.

 

[Anna K.]

Is there in force any kind of "Romeo and Juliet law" in Korea?

Generally, there are laws, known as "Romeo and Juliet laws", that provide that a person can legally have consensual sex with a minor provided that he or she is not more than a given number of years older, generally four years or less.

 

[icetug]

Is there in force any kind of "Romeo and Juliet law" in Korea?

Generally, there are laws, known as "Romeo and Juliet laws", that provide that a person can legally have consensual sex with a minor provided that he or she is not more than a given number of years older, generally four years or less.

Your post suggests they had sex while all she did was a hickey on his neck. This became the basis for punishing her with a 3-year suspension.

 

[icetug]

The key word here is "underaged", what she did was utterly stupid and as an adult she should have known better, even if they were in consensual relationship, the point is they shouldn't be, period. While the Korean court decided to play a word game and temporally let her off the hook, it does not make the whole situation okay.

I'm not trying to defend her decision to have a relationship with a guy 3.5 years younger than her. However, it seems important to me that it started two years earlier, when she wasn't an adult yet. It's a bit difficult to break off a relationship because you've just turned 19 (and she turned a month before all this happened) and in the eyes of the law you've become an adult. Personally, I don't know of any situation where teenagers thought "Oh, you've just become an adult, let's break up until I'm 16, because our relationship is against the law"...

 

[rabidline]

I do not find her being extravagantly polite and contrite after having released private messages detailing her relationship with a minor publicly.

That should not have been made public. Whatever the court ultimately decides, she still took those actions. I get wanting to defend herself, but those actions do not demonstrate politeness and contriteness to me.

I agree on this, but I understand if Haein was panicking with how the news was covered in South Korea and how the public responded. This was her way to defend herself. It's very messy, and I really, really didn't feel comfortable that those messages are made public, but it tracks with how she is still 19 years old and is trying to salvage her life and career. This is why it's really not advisable for young teens to date with such age gap - you have to rely on the older one being wiser, maintain boundaries and not do stupid things. And what Haein did was extremely stupid.

I do think it's good that there was a right to appeal the decision and Haein used her right to do so. Now we wait.

 

[pesto]

Is Young You's suspension still in force while Lee's is lifted?