B1A4 Sexual Assault Case To Be Dismissed By Police

[adlyeith.livejournal.com]

It looks like former SNL Korea cast member Lee Se Young will not be facing charges of sexual assault.

On January 4, the Seoul Mapo Police Station revealed that the B1A4 sexual assault case will be sent to the public prosecutor’s office as a dismissed case.

The case was originally sent to the police for investigation when “SNL Korea” released a behind-the-scenes video footage of the SNL cast members grabbing B1A4 in their genital area. Later, more videos documenting the same actions for INFINITE and Block B were also discovered.

In regards to the case, a police source revealed, “Lee Se Young did not come into physical contact with the B1A4 members. She just made the movement. Seeing as how B1A4 testified that they did not feel offended, we could not confirm the suspicions [of sexual assault]. Lee Se Young was also not investigated separately.”

Meanwhile, B1A4, Block B, and INFINITE were all previously called in to be questioned for the case.

Thanks 2017, off to a great start.

Source: koreaboo, soompi

Comments

[adlyeith.livejournal.com]

For the record, my comment was sarcasm.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

[typhlogirl.livejournal.com]

“Lee Se Young did not come into physical contact with the B1A4 members.

I thought the whole issue of this case was the fact that they were groped????? what the hell

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

I've only seen one vid and it does look like they were groped. and that's why people reported this case. but i guess they also only watched the videos and don't know what actually happen?

still uncomfortable to see anyway :/

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

I'm even more confused since she bragged about it ... like come on

[bauci.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, this is the SKorean justice system I know and don't love

[rosiemotleymind.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised though. I wonder when these type of issues will get the actual scrutiny that hey deserve? Either way I just hope that B1A4 can just move on from this and not have this looming over them

[theharleyquinn.livejournal.com]

I hope B1A4 members (and other groups that testified) weren't pressured into saying they weren't offended so as to not "cause trouble."

[hurtmybones.livejournal.com]

girl you know they were definitely pressured to say all this. even if no one sat them down and told them what to say, there's still enough pressure around them to ~not make this issue any bigger and let it go~

[by-venoms-sting.livejournal.com]

I'm so sad about this even though it was to be expected :(

[haixiao.livejournal.com]

unsurprising but very disappointing

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

hahaha this is killing me

but true

[lazmy.livejournal.com]

come through justice system RME

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

[jinkiestabi.livejournal.com]

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[hurtmybones.livejournal.com]

as if B1A4 would ever be allowed to say anything else...

[seulgibear.livejournal.com]

i'm shocked

[swhyeon1991.livejournal.com]

The fact that it's just targeting her instead of the whole production team/show is just yikes all around.

[pepsi-twist9.livejournal.com]

It doesn't surprise me that this is the result. If this was a known practice B1A4 saying something would get frowned upon by all their peers who did suffer through it - probably some attack on how they're weak. I'm definitely not saying that's justifiable behaviour in any capacity but I can certainly see it stopping them from even pretending they were affected by the whole ordeal.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

well it is what it is.
I hope this has brought attention to the the fact that both M/F can be victims. And it's srs fucking business.
Baby steps. I know I objectify my bbs all the time and I'm rude for that but I would never grope them. I will try and keep it classy in comments.
but if someone is fine as fuck it deserves to be said/typed.

[in-noctem.livejournal.com]

when they first agreed to be questioned and netz were saying that it was serious because "b1a4 is a nice group and they wouldn't have gone for questioning if nothing happened" i was foolishly hoping for a better outcome. but it did leave a dent on their image even though the public was on their side because it's all they would focus on with regards to the group. I hate that this was the outcome (I wonder what the conclusion was from infinite and block b though) but I hope this serves as a lesson to variety shows to quit being so lenient with how their mcs/guests interact.

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

this is sad because i'm sure b1a4 and other groups are forced to downplay whatever they want to say ....

[jrt131n.livejournal.com]

This shouldn't be surprising and yet....

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

this is sad. but i guess her career is over since everybody saw the vid and we all know what she did

[10135.livejournal.com]

Wow... :/