A municipal councilor of Seoul's Seongdong Ward attended an arrest warrant hearing Friday on charges of allegedly raping a drunk bar waitress.The Seoul Central District Court began the hearing at 10:10 a.m. for the councilor, surnamed Koh, on charges of special quasi-rape.Koh, 33, is accused of raping the waitress who was drunk at the time at a bar in Seoul's southern district of Seocho in April. Police sought an arrest warrant for him earlier this week.He reportedly claimed the sexual encounter was "consensual."Koh, who was elected as a council member in 2022 affiliated with the Democratic Party, recently left the party and is now an independent.Source: Yonhap News Agency

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