South Korean opposition lawmaker emphasizes ”protection of sexual assault victims” in essay, but says his party was ”reactive” in dealing with sexual misconduct scandals

Cho Kuk, the chairman of the emergency response committee of the South Korean opposition party, the Fatherland Reform Party, also known as the "Onion Man," published 13 papers on sexual crimes when he was a professor, and called for "protecting victims and taking strict measures against perpetrators."
Rep. Joo Jin-woo of the main opposition People Power Party said, "Unlike the paper he wrote, Chairman Cho has been slow to respond to sexual misconduct cases within the party.
According to Cho's office on the 15th, when he was a professor, Cho was in favor of criminal justice procedures that focused on severe punishment for perpetrators of sexual crimes and protection for victims.
In his paper, Chairman Cho wrote, "Victims of sexual violence crimes do not tolerate any encouragement during the criminal proceedings.
"It has become difficult for them to receive any support or solace, and instead they have become the target of suspicion and criticism, resulting in 'secondary victimization.'"
Regarding this, Rep. Cho emphasized, "However, contrary to what is claimed in this paper, Chairman Cho is
"The fact that Cho is taking on the position of emergency response committee chairman despite the objections of the victims is a source of fear for the victims," he added.
"It is a kind of Nth-stage victimization that leaves people feeling lethargic," he said. "Immediately after Cho became chairman of the emergency response committee, he offered former party spokesperson Kang Mi-jung a party position and tried to win her over."
He also said, "Has Chairman Cho's strict understanding of sexual crimes, which he once advocated in his paper, now completely disappeared?" and "Even if he speaks out harshly about sexual crimes committed by others in words and writing, he is still unable to support his own party.
"The public must have been disappointed by his lenient attitude toward sexual misconduct," he said.