Papua New Guinea diplomat booked over alleged molestation returns home SEOUL , Feb . 27 ( Yonhap ) -- A diplomat at Papua New Guinea ' s Embassy in Seoul returned home early this month after being booked for allegedly molesting a woman at a Seoul club , police said Monday . The Yongsan Police Station said the 40 - year - old second secretary of the embassy touched a woman in her 20 s who was lying inebriated in the club ' s parking lot on Seoul ' s Itaewon street around 9 : 30 a . m . on Oct . 15 last year . He is also suspected to have hit a man in his 30 s on the cheek as the man , one of her acquaintances , protested against the diplomat . The diplomat , who had denied wrongdoing when grilled by police , managed to return home on Feb . 2 by taking advantage of his diplomatic immunity . The Pacific island nation has notified the South Korean foreign ministry that it will punish him for the molestation in the country , an officer at the station said . This undated file photo shows the entrance of Papua New Guinea ' s Embassy in Seoul . ( Yonhap ) namsh @ yna . co . kr ( END )