A deaf South Korean pastor was charged in court on Friday with sexually assaulting two men in separate incidents dating back to 2013, his lawyer said.

Jee Jong Hoon, 54, who uses sign language to communicate, was charged in a court in western Penang state with using criminal force to outrage the modesty of the men, his lawyer Shanmugam Ganesan told Reuters. The alleged victims were described by the police as having speech and hearing impairments.