Chungjoo University Cites Cause of Min-ki's Punishement

Chungjoo National University (SNU) stated that the reason for Jo Min-ki's dismissal was for 'lack of dignity'.

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The university admitted on July 20th that Jo received a severe punishment, saying, "The reason for the incident was a breach of dignity". It added, "Jo will be dismissed on July 28th".

"We can not disclose details for fear of secondary damages", SNU said, adding that it would give priority to students. It also claimed that it can't know exactly what the level of sexual harassment was.

Suspicions rose when a post saying Jo Min-ki had been under investigation for sexually harassing female students and that he was dismissed from his post came up on an online community on the 20th. The post has since been erased and Jo Min-ki's side came out with an official statement that rumors weren't true.

Jo Min-ki's agency claimed the suspicions were based on rumors and that it wasn't true that he'd been removed from his post.

Allegedly, Jo Min-ki wanted to deal with the situation legally, but he reconsidered to protect his family and his students.

Jo Min-ki resigned from his post, but not for the said accusations.