Eyewitnesses defend doctor accused of sexually harassing hygienist

Five members of a government and business delegation to South Korea have come out in defence of a Czech doctor who was accused of sexually harassing a hygienist there. The man, who is a military doctor with the rank of lieutenant colonel, was said to have slapped the South Korean hygienist on the backside while she was taking the temperature of passengers as part of anti-covid measures after they landed at the airport in Seoul.

The eyewitnesses to the incident said in a letter they sent to the Czech embassy in Seoul that they were in a tight space and the doctor touched the woman unintentionally. Copies of the letter were also sent to the ministries of defence, transport, foreign affairs and the Government Office.