[TW] Unnamed Actor Receives Sentence For Sexually Assaulting Actress

[pearlychoco.livejournal.com]

An unnamed actor known as “A” has charged with sexually assaulting an actress while filming a movie together.

On October 13, the Seoul High Court investigator overturned the verdict of innocence given at a previous trial and sentenced a male actor known as “A” to a year of imprisonment with a two-year probation. He was also ordered to attend 40 hours of a treatment program for sexual offenders.

About the crime, the judge panel stated, “After the filming, the victim’s pants’ buckle had been undone. At the scene, the victim asked the defendant to apologize for his actions, but the defendant rejected her forcefully. Considering this response, it does not appear that the victim’s testimony was false.”

In response to the defendant’s claim that no one had seen him molest the victim, the panel said, “It’s difficult to reject [the victim’s] testimony as false just because the staff did not witness [the molestation]. The defendant has claimed that it was a situation where he could not have touched the victim’s body, but at the time the victim was wearing easily accessible clothes. Considering the state of her pants’ buckle after the filming, it was definitely possible for the defendant to have put his hand inside.”

The judge panel continued, “Putting his hand in the victim’s pants was not anywhere in the director’s instructions, especially as the filming was of the actor’s faces, so it is hard to see this as a situation that arose as part of the movie shoot. Also, since the victim did not know any of the director’s instructions, she was not in a place to consent. Rather than the defendant planning the action in advance, it appears to have been a spontaneous impulse. However, the intent to molest cannot be denied.”

The charge was as follows: during a movie shoot in April 2015, actor “A” put his hand down an actress’s pants and tore her undergarments, touching her body parts without her consent. The actress asserted that she suffered abrasions lasting two weeks after the incident. Afterwards, she reported the sexual assault to the police.

In a previous trial last December, the police requested a sentence of 5 years’ imprisonment for “A,” but the court declared him innocent, stating that “A” and the victim had been given conflicting directions by the director. As previously mentioned, that verdict has now been overturned in the appeal.

Reportedly, “A” has appeared in plays, dramas, and films over a 20-year career, with one of his most recognizable roles being a villain in a long-running cable-channel drama. However, on October 14, a source from a broadcasting station reported that a cable drama that “A” was slated to appear in has removed him from the cast.

On the same day, another source from the film industry told Sports Seoul that the actress victimized in the incident, “B,” would be holding a press conference on October 24. The source said, “She thinks with regret of the disgraceful incidents like this currently happening in the movie industry. She plans to respond as forcefully as possible.”

A post about the press conference has been shared on social media with the hashtag “STOP sexual assault in the film industry” and the tagline “That’s not acting, that’s molestation.”

A 20 year acting career + known for playing a villain in a long-running cable-channel = any guesses? I hope the victim has a support system by her side.

Source: Soompi via Nate (1, 2, 3)

Comments

[cafetin99.livejournal.com]

What a disgustin piece of shit. They should reveal his name so his career (hopefully) will be over.

[mjspice.livejournal.com]

Maaaaan who could it be?

[lechuza-yoya.livejournal.com]

who is it?

dispatch where are you at?

look like they are respecting the actress identity

[sheisagentleman.livejournal.com]

this is fucking awful for her. but also...good @ the sentence. that gmh

i wonder who can it be?

[donaldjdrumpf.livejournal.com]

Choi Siwon

[burningleaf.livejournal.com]

what a pos. since the actress is gonna hold a presscon on 24th, we'll find out who he is soon. 20years of acting experience, wtf, imagine how long he could've been doing similar things. fuck.

[sra-interesante.livejournal.com]

20 years in the industry???

yikes .... poor people that was forced to work with his trashy ass all those years

i doubt this was his first time doing this to a younger actress

[cagallisakura.livejournal.com]

name and shame this fucker. why does he deserve to be protected? is protecting his identity for his sake or the actress'?

Iviih

[iviih.livejournal.com]

Must be a famous actor or else we would know who the actor is.

Also why the bl about that nuest (wo member)wasn't posted yet? That he went to police and was asked about sexually assalting the girl back in 2009?

Fuck men.

RE: Iviih

[adenar.livejournal.com]

I wanted to but LOVE's here are very much in Baekho's corner and I wouldn't be able to deal with that in my inbox

Re: Iviih

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

If you could provide some links (over PM?) then I'd post it for you.

Re: Iviih

[seulgibear.livejournal.com]

a post abt it was rejected bc it was taken from akp, which is banned. and nobody else resubmitted with another source

[chimpansee.livejournal.com]

I am exhausted by hearing about sexual assault.. why is this so normal? If this were happening to men at the same scale, alarm bells would have been ringing.

A girl from my uni disappeared a few days ago, plucked from her bike at night and then murdered and (quite probably) raped. People, or I should say mostly men, have been so disgusting about it. I even got into an argument with some guy who screamed sexism when I said that women are afraid of men because this sort of time is simply very common.

Idk I'm so tired. I feel sorry for the victim, this pos will probably never get punished as he deserves.

[modestgoddess79.livejournal.com]

If something happens to us we get blamed, but if we say we don’t trust men we are man hating bitches. Men continue to be trash

[saemcrh.livejournal.com]

It's amazing and little men get it, they're so accustomed to not fearing for their life that the idea of someone doing so (especially because of their gender), is such an affront to their mind. You can throw every statistic their way, all the numbers that prove men are a threat to women, yet they'll till plug their ears and deny it.

What a privilege. What a life.

[sailorsaturn1.livejournal.com]

This better ruin his career, whoever he is. I hope we'll learn who he is soon

[benihime99.livejournal.com]

If he's been sentenced shouldn't this be public record?
Release his name and drag his ass

[reader17.livejournal.com]

I have no guesses and I keep wondering how old this person could possibly be since they were in the industry 20 years. At first I was thinking older like 40, 50 or higher. But I just had a thought ,what if it was a child actor that grew up acting and now they are in their 20's or 30's. I am not sure we will ever find out not unless the victim really does come forward and tell the who it is, but I am thinking it will never happen, something will happen to prevent it from coming out if they are a very famous actor.

[lizanka23.livejournal.com]

this is so sad. on omonatheydidnt and ohnotheydidnt there are nothing but posts about sexual harassment and assault. i wish it weren't so common...