{{President Park Geun-hye’s office says she has fired her chief spokesman after a “disgraceful incident” during Park’s trip to the United States. Media reports say the spokesman was accused of sexual abuse.}}<\/p>\n
The presidential Blue House said Friday on its website that unspecified actions by Yoon Chang-jung marred the government’s dignity.<\/p>\n
It didn’t elaborate. But South Korea’s Yonhap news agency cites a Washington police complaint that says Yoon grabbed a Korean-American intern’s buttocks on the night of the summit between Park and U.S. President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n
An email seeking police confirmation wasn’t immediately answered. Yoon couldn’t be reached for comment.<\/p>\n
The Blue House says its embassy in Washington is investigating.<\/p>\n
Yoon was a conservative columnist before joining Park’s team last year. He became spokesman after her February inauguration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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