SEOUL - A famed South Korean film director who was accused of sexual abuse has filed a lawsuit against a women's rights group over"damages" caused by the #MeToo movement against him, a Seoul court said on Thursday .
Later that year, prosecutors dropped the sex abuse charge citing lack of evidence but fined Kim five million won for physical assault under a procedure to settle minor cases out of court. Organisers of the Japan-based Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival eventually cancelled the invitation, but kept Kim's movie as the opening film for this year's edition, which is being held this week.
"He is yet again tarnishing his own reputation by filing a lawsuit against an organisation that supports victims ." Ms Jeong Seul-ah, a campaigner at Womenlink, said filing lawsuits - such as defamation and compensation claims - was a common tactic to silence victims of sexual violence in South Korea.
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