A journalist has accused former Taiwan People's Party chair Ko Wen-je of sexual harassment. Ko is being held incommunicado relating to a corruption investigation, and cannot respond to the accusation.
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00:00A Taiwanese journalist has accused suspended Taiwan People's Party chair Ko Wenzhe of sexual
00:06harassment.
00:07I said, Mr. Ko, you touched my hand in the press conference and sexually harassed me.
00:15We gave him time and space to apologize.
00:19He has to cherish it, so I don't know if he knows how to cherish it.
00:27Ko is currently in detention for suspected corruption during his time as Taipei mayor.
00:32He is being held incommunicado and is not able to comment on the harassment accusations.
00:38Ko took leave from his role as the head of the Taiwan People's Party earlier this year.