By Lee Han-soo

English teacher accused of sexual harassment

A native English teacher at a high school in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, is under investigation for allegedly sexually harassing the female students, according to Heungdeok Police Station Thursday.

The teacher, whose identity is unknown, is accused of hugging the girls as a lesson in "foreign greeting."

The school has suspended the teacher from teaching.

The students told police the teacher sexually harassed them verbally and physically.

The teacher denies the accusations, saying they are the result of misunderstanding cultural differences.

Passenger urinated in taxi, police say

A passenger has been booked for assaulting a taxi driver and running away without paying after urinating in the cab, according to Gwangju Bukbu Police Station on Thursday.

Police said the man, 27, who was drunk, tried to flee during a traffic stop at around 2 a.m.

The driver and the man struggled, during which the man pushed the cabbie against the car, injuring the driver's waist.