Cheongju city councilor elected while under probe for alleged sexual exploitation of minor

Choi Yeong-joong, a member of the Cheongju City Council in North Chungcheong Province who has been accused of sexually exploiting a minor, ran in June's local elections and won while under police investigation over the allegations, local reports said Thursday. The first-term councilor, 35, is accused of engaging in sexual activity with a middle school student who was 13 years old and filming sexually explicit videos between October 2024 and May 2025. According to the reports, Choi delayed appear