Yoo Ah In's legal representative, Jung Hyun Pang, denied the charges of same-sex sexual assault, saying, "We clarified that the relevant charges related to Yoo Ah In are not true."
He continued, "In addition, I ask you to refrain from making unnecessary assumptions about their private life." However, he did not clarify his main position on whether he denies being charged or denies the allegations.
The Seoul Yongsan Police Station announced on the 26th that a complaint against defendant Yoo had been accepted and that he had been booked on suspicion of similar rape. The police plan to summon the accused for questioning soon.
The complainant, Mr A (30), alleges that he was sexually assaulted by defendant Yoo while he was sleeping in an office-tel (an office that doubles as a residence) in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the 14th. Under current law, the offence of similar rape applies to sexual assault against a person of the same sex.
It was ascertained that Mr A was not a celebrity and that the relevant officetel was not the place of residence of the defendant or Mr A. A drinking party was held at the time and other men were present.
The police intend to conduct an investigation into the various possibilities, as the defendant Yoo is on trial for habitual use of narcotics.
The police had conducted an investigation into the complainant the previous day and were informed that a simple reagent test for narcotics on Mr A had revealed a negative result.
Yoo is on trial for habitual use of medical propofol and other drugs on 181 occasions from September 2020 to March 2022 under the pretext of sleep anaesthesia for cosmetic procedures at hospitals in the Seoul area, and the prosecution sought a four-year prison sentence on the 24th.
2024/07/26 11:58 KST
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