A 53-year-old government employee was dismissed from his post Wednesday after
police started investigating his role in spreading a fake nude photo of K-pop
group Girls' Generation, his office said.
The employee, whose name was withheld, was relieved of his duties from the Yeonsu Ward Office in Incheon, west of Seoul, one day after police booked him on suspicion of posting the photo on an online cafe in December, the office said.
The photo was put together using separate images of the pop group and the naked lower body of other women, police said. The suspect claimed he found the photo online and later reposted it.
The Yeonsu Ward Office issued a public apology in a press release, saying it apologizes for causing "physical and emotional harm to members of Girls' Generation, who are raising the prestige of the Republic of Korea."
It also vowed to prevent such an incident from happening again by "strictly educating" all of its employees.
The office plans to decide on disciplinary measures for the suspect in line with the results of the police investigation.
The pop group's agency referred the case to the police on Thursday.
The employee, whose name was withheld, was relieved of his duties from the Yeonsu Ward Office in Incheon, west of Seoul, one day after police booked him on suspicion of posting the photo on an online cafe in December, the office said.
The photo was put together using separate images of the pop group and the naked lower body of other women, police said. The suspect claimed he found the photo online and later reposted it.
The Yeonsu Ward Office issued a public apology in a press release, saying it apologizes for causing "physical and emotional harm to members of Girls' Generation, who are raising the prestige of the Republic of Korea."
It also vowed to prevent such an incident from happening again by "strictly educating" all of its employees.
The office plans to decide on disciplinary measures for the suspect in line with the results of the police investigation.
The pop group's agency referred the case to the police on Thursday.
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