Comedian Kim Ki-soo cleared of sexual assault charges

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

Comedian Kim Ki-soo has been cleared of sexual assault charges brought against him by a male composer in training who belonged to the same agency as the star. The Supreme Court confirmed on Jan. 12 the verdict issued in the two previous trials, ruling the defendant Kim is innocent.

“We doubt the testimony given by the plaintiff and as there is no credible evidence to support the accuser, we find the accused innocent of the charges brought against him,” the court declared.


The entertainer was indicted in 2010 when the plaintiff said the comedian raped him after a night of drinking at the defendant’s house. The indictment threatened Kim’s career and led to speculations about his sexual orientation.
In the previous trials, the comedian was also declared innocent by the courts due to a lack of evidence and the plaintiff’s lack of credibility.

Kim expressed his joy on the final verdict via Twitter:
“Innocence proved. I won. From now on I will live my life to the full,” the tweet read.
The accused entertainer appeared on MBC’s “Good Day,” which was recorded prior to the Supreme Court trial, on Jan. 13. The star said on the show that he had battled depression following his indictment. He also paid tribute to his actor friends Kim Sung-su and Hong Suk-chun for helping him through the tough times. Hong is one of the few openly gay celebrities in Korea who has also experienced obstacles in his career after coming out in 2000.

source: Korea Joongang Daily

Comments

[cordyceps.livejournal.com]

Not even sure what to think tbh

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

ia but fale reports concerning rapes are in the single digits, percentage wise.

[prettyminstrel.livejournal.com]

what??? this is completely new to me. did i missed this among those comedians sexual assault charges posts?

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

I don't think it was posted here.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

2 incidents.
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So are they dismissing the "RAPE" aspect and saying it was consensual? I just wonder.
Trainee who lacked credibiity, you mean money.
That last part added, why? Did he write this and submit it to KJD?
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By living your life to the fullest, closet you may vacate. I'M JUST SAYING.

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

By living your life to the fullest, closet you may vacate.

huh?

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

The indictment threatened Kim’s career and led to speculations about his sexual orientation.

Ohh boo hoo he might lose his career and people might think he's gay boo hoo, in the mean time, the guy who was allegedly raped has to live with that trauma the rest of his life.

[seungtoria.livejournal.com]

I see you guys mad because he was declared innocent due to lack of evidence, but if they have no evidence aside from the accuser's words, what are they supposed to do? that's why when people get raped they need to go get that medical constatation, or else they can't do much. and that's the right thing, you can't sentence people based just on words.

[loverboy.livejournal.com]

A man is raped by another man, who happens to be his senior at work. It's not surprising that he didn't go to the hospital right after and it's not his fault that he didn't go.

If you're raped, it's not the ~right thing~ to go to the doctors. There is no right thing. Because it's a traumatic experience and everyone deals with it differently.

[nyappnyappcafe.livejournal.com]

You must be an expert on rape cases.

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

Most people don't get help right after because they are too embarrassed, or ashamed, thinking it was their fault it happened in the first place. Rape takes a mental toll like you couldn't imagine, I would be surprised ANYONE would be strong enough mentally to get medical or legal help right away.

[baka-tenshi.livejournal.com]

but if they have no evidence aside from the accuser's words, what are they supposed to do?

oh i don't know - INVESTIGATE?

[lee-chikin.livejournal.com]

I get your point, but speaking about probability and considering it happened in South Korea, where homosexuality "doesn't exist", the first impression is that the justice system has failed and that makes people unhappy.

[shintotchi.livejournal.com]

I'm just curious, because everybody on Omona seems to always conclude that the accused person did commit the rape....What is driving that? I understand where it's super sketch and the plaintiff withdraws their lawsuit out of thin air, but when it goes to full on trial and the defendent is declared innocent, why are people still side eyeing him? Just like there are terrible people who commit rape, their are terrible people who falsely accuse others. What makes everyone so sure that this isn't one of those cases?

And before anyone says so, I'm not blaming the victim, nor am I rooting for the accused. It just bothers me when discussions get so one-sided as if there's no other possibility. :/

[aifurikuri.livejournal.com]

I know I'm judging right now, but he looks like a creep.

[frequency.livejournal.com]

this post went to shit real quick, didn't it

trial doesn't mean a damn thing if there wasn't a full-blown investigation

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

Due to one person who pulls the same shit in every rape post.

[onlylexy.livejournal.com]

I think this is bull shit.

[geniebsmart.livejournal.com]

Question: what was the plaintiff's lack of credibility? Is that known or...?

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

No one knows right now, but they seem to use that in every rape case.

[rurutia88.livejournal.com]

he's gay..

[sparklymonster.livejournal.com]

A lot of assumptions and accusations being made in this post. :/ I had the same question after I read the article. How do we really know he did it? We don't, but according to some people here if we don't believe that the guy was actually raped then we're defending the accused. It's not as black and white as that.

[kirabana.livejournal.com]

ikr? ppl need to calm the fuck down. it isn't required to immediately kill whoever is accused of something. that's why we have judges, lawyers, trials etc omg. the system isnt perfect but it's in place for a reason you guys

[breathless31.livejournal.com]

jfc I knew I never should have clicked the comments, victim-blaming breaks my heart. Why is there always at least one idiot in every post

[umetraehi.livejournal.com]

Jfc the amount of victim blaming in this post is fucking disgusting. People need to actually read about rape culture and false reports before they start posting their hateful shit here.

[decimatedreams.livejournal.com]

people in this shit are hella dumb. now i remember why i no longer read omona comments. smdh