Park Ji-hyun (politician)
[1] In 2018, Park was studying journalism at Hallym University and working as a student reporter,[3] when #MeToo protests took place in central Seoul, demanding that the government do more to combat illegal filming of women and girls.[4][8][10] Working with the police, their investigation led to the arrest and eventual conviction of the two ringleaders, whom they discovered had been blackmailing and coercing women and girls as young as twelve into performing degrading acts, and then selling their images and videos illegally.[9] The Nth room ringleaders sought to retaliate, and two current affairs programs on TV eventually picked up the story;[9] meanwhile, women mobilized on Twitter to expose and further publicize their crimes.[11] On March 13, 2022, Park was named interim co-chair of the DPK's emergency committee at the age of 25, after the previous party leaders resigned in the wake of their electoral defeat.[5] The DPK had secured only five out of 17 provincial governor and metropolitan mayoral seats, compared to the 14 it held previously,[5] while the conservative People Power Party won a decisive 12 out of 17 posts.