Kim Ji-eun

Kim Ji-eun Kim Ji-eun lived a diligent life as an ordinary worker after graduating from college. As a child, she dreamed of running a bookstore, later studied literature in university, and worked in public relations for a government agency. For over ten years, she endured the challenges of working as a non-regular employee, navigating the difficult realities of contract work. With the hope of contributing to a meaningful cause, she joined a presidential campaign in 2017. In July of that year, she was appointed as the executive secretary to Ahn Hee-jung, a prominent presidential candidate and governor of South Chungcheong Province, becoming the first woman to hold such a role. In 2018, Kim courageously revealed the sexual assault crimes committed by her superior, Ahn Hee-jung. Following this, she was unfairly dismissed from her position as a civil servant. After 554 days of legal battles, she succeeded in securing a final guilty verdict from the Supreme Court. Kim later authored the bes...

South Korean Presidential Candidate Ahn Hee-jung Sexual Assault #MeToo

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[The New York Times] Ex-Presidential Candidate in South Korea Is Jailed for Sexual Assault https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/01/world/asia/south-korea-metoo-ahn-hee-jung.html [CNN] Disgraced South Korean governor jailed for sexual assault https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/01/asia/south-korea-metoo-governor-intl/index.html [The New York Times] Korean Political Star Falls as #MeToo Campaign Grows https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/world/asia/me-too-south-korea-ahn-hee-jung.html [BBC] #MeToo in South Korea: Governor resigns after rape allegations https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43297331 [The Guardian] South Korean politician steps down after rape accusations https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/06/south-korean-politician-steps-down-after-accusations-ahn-hee-jung

Book 『I am Kim Ji-eun』

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Kim Ji-eun 『 I am Kim Ji-eun 』 Ahn Hee-jung Sexual Assault Accusation 554-Day Record “Reading this book is our justice.” The 554-day legal battle is over, but nothing is over. Survivor Kim Ji-eun says This book contains the records of Kim Ji-eun, a worker who suffered sexual assault by her boss, and Kim Ji-eun, a victim survivor who finally decided to fight against that power and completed it. She spent months organizing and submitting evidence necessary for the trial and repeatedly testifying. The truth, without anything to add or subtract, is here. Why was the first trial not guilty despite the gaps in evidence and credibility? Why was the trial to correct sexual assault by a boss so difficult? What made this violence possible in the first place and why must it be corrected? This book, which poses numerous questions and answers, is a testimony of the arduous fight to find justice in the midst of extreme injustice. Kim Ji-eun said she decided to do Me Too to prevent the next victim. ...

[Contribution] I want to be ‘Worker Kim Ji-eun’

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http://worknworld.kctu.org/news/articleView.html?idxno=248264  

Book 『我是金智恩(I am Kim Ji-eun) 』 published in Taiwanese translation

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《我是金智恩:揭發安熙正,權勢性侵受害者的劫後重生》 The book <I am Kim Ji-eun> is translated and published in Taiwan. https://maxjamesread.com/i-am-kim-ji-eun https://www.books.com.tw/products/0010894227 https://womany.net/read/article/27451 https://global.udn.com/global_vision/story/8664/5547151