South Korea Moon Jae-in claims to be "the president of the feminist", but three senior officials in his administration are in turn accused of harassment.

The mayor of Seoul Park Won-soon, 64, was found in the mountains of Bukak, near his mansion, on the morning of July 10, less than a day after his daughter told him to leave a voice message.

Park's death came shortly after allegations of sexual harassment were filed with the police.

However, allegations of sexual harassment from Mr. Park's former secretary have sparked outrage among feminist groups in South Korea.

Mayor Park is the third highest leader in President Moon's Democratic party to be accused of sexual harassment and assault in recent years.

Like President Moon, Park has always claimed to be a feminist.

For many Seoulites, the charge against Park last week was a shock.

The woman said she had been harassed since 2017, from being Park's secretary to moving to another agency.

Many feminist activist groups said Park's secretary asked the Seoul city government to help but failed to produce results.

Feminist groups allege that the process of receiving and handling complaints is not done correctly.

According to police regulations, the suspect was informed of the charges against him when he was questioned by police, but Lee Mi-kyoung, head of the Korean Center for Sexual Abuse Reduction and represented the victim.

"Who can report a sex crime and trust the government system in this situation?" She said.

The police have denied disclosing information to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, but said they reported it to the Blue House because it was a high-ranking official.

Ko Mi-kyoung, head of the non-profit Women's Hotline, representing the victim, wants the government to announce specific actions in response to the allegations.

In response to the calls, the Seoul city government announced on July 15 along with an outside expert group to set up an investigation team over the allegations against Park.

In South Korea, accusations against Park are not uncommon.

South Korea is often ranked low in the global rankings of income equality and the proportion of women in government agencies.

But the very next year, Ahn Hee-jung, former governor of Nam Chungcheong, a member of the Democratic Party and once considered the brightest presidential candidate, was accused of rape and assault of the former secretary.

Earlier this year, Oh Keo-don, the mayor of Busan, Korea's second largest city, had to resign and apologize for sexually harassing staff at the office.

The South Korean president remained silent about the allegations against three senior officials in the government, but took actions that "provoked" public opinion.

Moon was criticized last week after sending a wreath to the funeral service of former governor Ahn's mother.

More than 500,000 people signed an online petition opposing the Seoul government to pay 211 million won ($ 176,000) for funerals for Mayor Park, over allegations against him.

Conservative Korean parties have also faced many sexual harassment claims.

In 2013, President Park Geun-hye had to apologize to the people after former assistant Yoon Chang-jung was accused of harassing female students who were hired as guides for President Park's first official visit.

In the face of recent sexual harassment in South Korea, many feminist activists have called on Democrats and Moon's administration to take more action.

"We cannot turn a blind eye to further sexual harassment among the leadership. Politicians need to take responsible measures to prevent a similar incident from recurring and fulfilling the promise to

Lee Hae-chan, the leader of the Democratic Party, expressed sympathy for the victim who accused Park of sexual harassment.

Ms. Jung added that although the government has issued policies and solutions to deal with sexual harassment, these policies need to be strictly implemented.