In a surprising flip of occasions, South Korean actor Oh Younger Soo, identified for his function as Oh Il Nam within the international sensation Squid Sport, has been discovered responsible of sexual misconduct in his dwelling nation. The 79-year-old actor, who made historical past as a Golden Globe winner following the present’s huge success in 2021, confronted allegations of indecent assault after a girl filed a grievance in opposition to him in December of the identical 12 months.
Squid Sport’s Oh Younger Soo has been sentenced to eight months in jail and a couple of years of probation for sexually harassing a girl in 2017. https://t.co/BUYiw48S3p pic.twitter.com/KQZSnIALz6
— Kpop Charts (@kchartsmaster) March 15, 2024
Regardless of denying the fees, Oh Younger Soo’s troubles escalated as a re-investigation commenced, resulting in the elimination of all public ads that includes him. On March 15, 2024, the Suwon District Courtroom’s Seongnam department delivered its verdict, sentencing him to zero to eight months in jail and a two-year probation interval. Moreover, he has been mandated to attend a 40-hour sexual violence remedy program.
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The fees in opposition to Oh Younger Soo stem from incidents in 2017, the place he was accused of inappropriately touching a girl in Daegu and kissing her on the cheek. Though he has per week to enchantment the decision, the actor reportedly saved his head low in the course of the listening to and quietly left the courthouse post-trial, meaning to file an enchantment.
Following the court docket’s choice, Oh Younger Soo’s profession prospects took a success, along with his involvement in different tasks being placed on maintain. Notably, his function in an upcoming South Korean movie was edited out because of the controversy surrounding him.
In response to his conviction, girls’s rights group Womenlink applauded the court docket’s choice, emphasizing the significance of holding perpetrators of sexual violence accountable. In the meantime, many netizens expressed disappointment on the leniency of Oh’s sentence, contemplating the seriousness of the crime.
2024년 3월 15일 13시 50분, 수원지방법원 성남지원에서 연극계 성폭력 가해자 배우 오00의 1심 선고재판이 열렸습니다. 가해자에게 징역 8월에 집행유예 2년 선고가 나왔습니다!!!! 연극계 성폭력이 이제 멈추기를 바라며 <연극계 성폭력, 더이상 용납되지 않는다> 기자회견을 진행하고 있습니다. pic.twitter.com/cyasXpYnnY
— 한국여성민우회 (@womenlink) March 15, 2024
koreans and their humorous regulation is on it once more. wdym a sexual assault solely has 8 months in jail? treating a prison like an intern or volunteer https://t.co/lb4P4ltfXS pic.twitter.com/tNDTs24ejZ
— dev (@2416ix) March 15, 2024
males will likely be 1 sneeze away from dying and nonetheless sexually harass girls https://t.co/XAkY1PR4fG
— mom jeongyeon (@motherjeon97) March 15, 2024
“pretend allegations destroy males’s life😰”
in the meantime this crusty ass grandpa is sentenced to solely 8 months for committing an precise crime? rot and d!e there wdc https://t.co/I0w5CWHRIt
— bidi (@rwylmikasa) March 15, 2024
South Korean regulation is so unserious u can go to jail for upto 14 years for medication use however they offer him solely 8 months sentence for sexual violence???? https://t.co/83jEInhoYr
— ⋆ (@bromis_9) March 15, 2024
8 MONTHS?! HE SHOULD BE IN JAIL LONGER THAN THAT!! https://t.co/B0nmQBywei pic.twitter.com/S8INCcpkyA
— ✩nyla✩ (@fiercetyger) March 15, 2024
Solely 8 months? and a few training that feels like a paid trip https://t.co/vITPHSaWQ1
— iya ★ (@hotmessjunk) March 15, 2024
8 months??? Korea is a joke. Each women and men hate girls in Korea its so dystopian https://t.co/vK1Qg20oU3
— jungkook misser (@oikawasballs) March 15, 2024
Whereas Oh’s affiliation with Squid Sport has been severed, the present itself has confronted its share of controversies involving misconduct amongst employees members. Regardless of this, the Emmy-winning collection is gearing up for a sequel set to premiere on Netflix in 2024.
Introducing the very first take a look at Season 2 of SQUID GAME. Coming this 12 months. pic.twitter.com/mT80pivKmo
— Squid Sport #오징어게임 (@squidgame) February 1, 2024
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