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Squid Game Star O Yeong-Su has been convicted of sexual misconduct over allegations he hugged and kissed a woman on the cheek against her wishes.
O was one of the most prominent actors in Netflix’s global mega-hit. Squid Gameearning a Golden Globe nomination for her role as Oh Il-nam.
According to reports in Korea, O was sentenced to up to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, by the Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Court.
The 79-year-old was charged in 2022 over allegations that he hugged a woman and kissed her on the cheek in 2017, according to Korean news agency Yonhap.
He denied the charges and, after leaving court on Friday, told reporters he would appeal the ruling, which included attending a 40-hour sex offender treatment program.
Or he has previously said that he took the woman’s hand to guide her around a lake. “I apologized because (the person) said he wouldn’t make a fuss about it, but that doesn’t mean I admit the charges,” she said.
According to AFP, Judge Jeong Yeon-ju said the victim’s records of the assault and her statements were “consistent… and seem like statements that cannot be made without actually experiencing them.”
The court added: “What is written in the victim’s diary and the victim’s counseling report after the incident virtually match the details of this case.”
O has been acting for over 50 years, but his role in Squid Game It brought him worldwide fame and acclaim. Other performances include the role of King Lear in the play of the same name and an appearance in a South Korean television series. Chocolate.
Womenlink, a women’s rights group in South Korea, welcomed the ruling. “The accused resembles other perpetrators of sexual violence in the theater in the past who attempted to cover up his sexual violence as ‘favor’ and ‘friendship,'” the group said in a post on Twitter (now X).