Top prosecutor sues newspaper over love child report
The prosecution chief embroiled in a lovechild scandal sued the Chosun Ilbo on Tuesday, demanding the conservative daily correct recent reports of him concealing a son born out of wedlock. Breaking two weeks of silence, Prosecutor General Chae Dong-wook requested Seoul Central District Court to order the Chosun to publish a retraction on its front page, saying the story of him having a son through an affair was “100 percent incorrect” and “groundless.” The prosecution chief said he would take every possible legal action against the newspaper and go through a paternity test immediately to prove that he is not related to the boy. “Today, (I) lodged a correction claim against Chosun Ilbo. (I will) make every effort including a DNA test to reveal the truth in the course of legal disputes,” Chae said in a statement.
* embroil = (언쟁 등에) 휘말리게 만들다/ lovechild = 사생아/ conceal = 감추다, 숨기다/ born out of wedlock = 서출의/ retraction = (전에 한 말, 글의) 철회(취소)/ groundless = 근거 없는/ legal action = 소송, 기소/ paternity test = 친자(친부) 확인 검사
