Nine Locations in Exploitation and New Allegations

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Police identify 9 locations in exploitation of actress

Police investigating the suicide of actress Jang Ja-yeon reported yesterday that she served drinks and was being sexually exploited at nine room salons and karaoke bars in the Gangnam area.

Officer Lee Myeong-gyun, who is in charge of handling violent crime cases at the Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency, announced during a press briefing yesterday at the Bundang Police Precinct that police have found a total of nine spots where Jang allegedly entertained high-profile figures. The exact locations were confirmed on Saturday.

“We were able to track down the establishments precisely after getting statements about her alleged exploitation at the places from 20 people, including workers at salons and Jang’s acquaintances. We’re planning to summon figures who actually participated in her exploitation as soon as their identities are finally confirmed,” Lee said. “Two of the places, however, were found to have closed. We are trying to find workers who used to work there in order to get more testimony.”

In addition, police said they will examine the records of credit cards used by Kim Sung-hoon, the head of Jang’s former agency, after receiving a warrant today. Kim allegedly forced women actresses affiliated to his company, including Jang, and another 20 or 30 women not under contract with him, to entertain high-profile figures with drinks and sex.

Lee said that they are also analyzing the contents of over 130,000 communication records from 18 different cell phones belonging to Kim, Jang and figures listed on the statement that she wrote before death. The officer explained that Kim might have made payments without using cards, possibly only with cash.

“We are looking closely into phone records in order to learn the times and places the exploitation took place in case we fail to obtain records of cards being used,” said Lee.

Meanwhile, police found a file with names and addresses in the computer that was taken from Kim’s old office in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, during a three-hour raid on March 21. Lee reported that addresses were listed in an Excel program. The officer said the police are assuming that Kim kept records of those who went along with him to the salons. Lee added that police is consulting with the Foreign Ministry to have Kim’s passport nullified.

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ETA:
Allegations rain on Jang Ja-yeon’s former manager
Accusations emerge that he exploited women both in and out of his agency

New allegations emerged yesterday that the head of late actress Jang Ja-yeon’s former agency not only ordered young women entertainers with his company to provide high-profile figures with drinks and sex, but also exploited a number of women not affiliated with the agency.

An employee who once worked at Kim Sung-hoon’s agency told the JoongAng Ilbo on Thursday that Kim was very talented at winning the favor of high-profile figures by exploiting the actresses in his company. The employee spoke on condition of anonymity.

According to the worker’s statement, Kim ordered actresses including Jang to be present at his office, room salons or karaoke bars in the Gangnam area and to entertain important men.

The employee added that actresses not under contract with Kim’s agency also were asked to come along.

“Kim would call 20 or 30 young women the day before the meeting and tell them to be present at a certain place,” said the employee.

Those women were mostly either entertainer or model hopefuls in their 20s and 30s.

“I asked one woman who looked like she was in her 30s what she does for a living. She simply replied that she was working at a major company,” the employee said.

“I found out later that the woman was trying to get in with Kim because she wanted to be cast in a commercial as a housewife. They had hopes of becoming famous in show business someday.”

Meanwhile, police investigating Jang’s suicide reported yesterday that they will soon subpoena four people who have been sued by her older brother on charges of sexual exploitation.

“We came close to identifying exactly who and where they are. We will soon summon them for questioning,” said officer Lee Myeong-gyun during a press briefing.

The brother filed a lawsuit against a total of seven people on March 13; he accused the other three of defaming his sister.

Lee also said that the police have identified the gender of five DNA samples obtained during a three-hour raid of Kim’s old office in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul on Saturday. Four DNA samples are male, the last is female.

The police had seized 201 pieces of evidence, including hair and DNA samples, from the building, which had been used as Kim’s agency until November.

“These samples were taken from the third floor of Kim’s company. We will try to identify who came in and out of the floor where there was a bed,” Lee said.

“We are examining whether the female DNA sample is Jang’s.”

The police said they are planning to again summon Yoo Jang-ho, the head of Jang’s management company at the time of her death. Lee did not give a specific date or time for that appearance.

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Comments

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

...another 20 or 30 women not under contract with him, to entertain high-profile figures with drinks and sex.

WHAT!! I guess they wanted to be actresses? And who the hell has 18 cellphones!? A drug dealer maybe. But he was dealing in people I suppose.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they wanted to be models or entertainers:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2902843

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

These women must of wanted to be famous pretty bad. Cause as soon as someone tried to get me to do that shit I'd be out of there.

[pornoroughtype.livejournal.com]

This is just getting nastier all the time. D:

[moonagedaydream.livejournal.com]

This is so disgusting. I hate that some men still really believe that that's all women are good for.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

Men are more useless since the invention of vibrators tbh.

[pickychu.livejournal.com]

This is disgusting. I hope those bastards get what they deserve.

[orangeinsanity.livejournal.com]

ugh I'm happy they're making their way with this investigation.

Also, if someone is forcing you to have sexual relations to higher your career, go somewhere else! Rely on your talent in whatever area, not your sex appeal. ;sigh;

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

ya ikr. my friend had this person come up to him with a card to model. and they told him to show up in his underwear rofl. and when my friend got to the building all the windows were covered up and the door was locked. So I guess they were scammers that got busted.

[orangeinsanity.livejournal.com]

...did your friend show up in just his underwear? hahaha

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

rofl. naw he had it in his bag or something. But he does really look like the model type so I thought it could be legit. But they came up to him at a rodeo so... how profesh is that?

[orangeinsanity.livejournal.com]

LOL oh my.
I would have google'd the shit out of the contact info I had, but I guess if you're in aspiring artist just checking the place out isn't bad. BRING A FRIEND ALONG. ~SAFE~

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

He laughed about the whole thing anyways. We both did.

[orangeinsanity.livejournal.com]

it IS a good story to tell people.

[pickychu.livejournal.com]

ugh, trudat. This girl I worked with on a musical was told by disney execs that if she slept with them she'd get a job out in hollywood.

The douchebag left town asap afterwards.

[orangeinsanity.livejournal.com]

emotional baggage coming right up!

[adiscodance.livejournal.com]

wah, this is horrid.
The question is, will they ever get this bastard kim out of japan?

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

I know. I'm thinking he will never come back and they may never actually go get him.

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Then I will be a very angry bitch.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

Then we will take matters into our own hands.

[ficcy.livejournal.com]

Damn it. This is why I sometimes want to be a vigilante.