South Korea president hopeful denies date rape conspiracy

Hong Joon-Pyo, South Korea's South Gyeongsang Province Governor, speaks after he was elected as a presidential candidate of the Liberty Korea Party during a national convention of the party for a presidential primary in Seoul on March 31, 2017. -AFP filepic

SEOUL: South Korean presidential candidate Hong Joon-Pyo Friday denied his own autobiographical confession of complicity in an attempted date rape, as voter outrage mounted.

The firebrand prosecutor-turned-politician and candidate of ousted president Park Geun-Hye’s conservative party has been compared to Donald Trump for his outspoken rhetoric and sexist remarks.