Music Copyright Society of Korea to Disciplinary Action Against 60-Year-Old Composer Amid 'Sexual Harassment Allegations'... "Emergency Board Meeting on July 3"

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The Music Copyright Society of Korea (MCSC) will hold an emergency extraordinary board meeting and initiate disciplinary proceedings in response to recent internal allegations of sexual harassment by an executive.

On the 29th, the Korea Music Copyright Association (President Lee Si-ha, hereinafter MCSC) stated, "We take the recent sexual harassment allegations against an MCSC executive very seriously and, judging this as a problem both internally and socially, have immediately begun follow-up measures in accordance with relevant regulations and procedures."

The MCSC also announced that it received an official letter from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requesting strengthened preventive and ethical education on sexual harassment for executives, including severe disciplinary actions for staff and employees, and amendments to any insufficient provisions in the association's regulations.

In response, the MCSC plans to fulfill the Ministry's requests by reviewing its training system for staff and employees, examining the need to revise internal regulations on sexual harassment prevention and response, victim protection, and prevention of secondary harm.

The emergency extraordinary board meeting will be held on July 3. The MCSC stated, "Based on the board's deliberations, we will determine the level of disciplinary action in accordance with relevant regulations and procedures and implement follow-up measures accordingly."

The MCSC emphasized that it will manage the investigation and follow-up process to prevent any secondary harm, such as disadvantage or further exposure, to the victim, and that the perpetrator will be dealt with under the same standards and principles regardless of their position or title.

Lee Si-ha, President of the MCSC, said, "As the head of the association working closely with Lim Jik-won-eul (CEO), I deeply regret causing concern to association members due to this incident. I will take responsibility to ensure that the verification of facts and disciplinary procedures proceed in accordance with regulations and principles, prioritizing victim protection and prevention of secondary harm."

He continued, "Given the nature of this matter, the spread of unconfirmed information could lead to further harm for the victim. Therefore, we kindly request refraining from baseless speculation or interpretive assumptions until the association's official position is announced. The association takes this matter very seriously and will closely review its internal ethical standards and preventive systems to prevent recurrence."

Previously, composer A, a 60-year-old member of the MCSC, was implicated in allegations of making sexually harassing remarks toward a 30-year-old internal staff member during a social gathering in March. A admitted to the allegations.

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