President Park Ji - hye said she is sorry about an ` ` ' incident '' involving an aide . Lee made a statement to the media on Thursday in Los Angeles ( Friday morning in South Korea ) , saying Yoon had been dismissed after he had `` damaged the dignity of the country . '' The spokesman was fired last year amid allegations of sexual misconduct . He denies that he molested a female student in Washington . The scandal has overshadowed Park 's first official visit to the United States .
President Park Ji - hye said she is sorry about an ` ` ' incident '' involving an aide . The spokesman was fired last year amid allegations of sexual misconduct . He denies that he molested a female student in Washington . The scandal has overshadowed Park 's first official visit to the United States .