A Seoul court has ruled as appropriate a human rights watchdog's determination that the late Seoul Mayor, Park Won-soon, had sexually harassed one of his staffers.

The Seoul Administrative Court on Tuesday ruled against Park's widow, Kang Nan-hee, who sought a withdrawal of the recommendations by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.

The Commission announced the findings of its own investigation in January of last year, in which it determined that the late mayor's speech and behavior toward the victim constituted sexual harassment.

It approved recommendations to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the gender equality ministry and the Governors Association of Korea that preventive measures be put forth.

Park died in an apparent suicide in July 2020 after the victim, his secretary, filed a sexual harassment complaint against him with the police.