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Oh Yeong Su
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South Korean actor Oh Yeong-su, star of the hit 2021 Netflix series Squid Gamehas been convicted of sexual misconduct and sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, for sexually harassing an actress in 2017.
A Seongnam city district court judge ruled Friday that the 79-year-old actor was guilty of inappropriately touching an actress, including hugging her, holding her hand and kissing her cheek, according to South Korean media reports, including the Korean herald and Yonhap News Agency.
Prosecutors filed charges against him in November 2022 after the victim came forward with her case following Squid GameGlobal success. In addition to her suspended sentence, Oh must complete 40 hours in a sexual violence treatment program.
“The content of the victim’s diary and the content of her counseling after the incident are consistent with what happened, and her testimonies could not have been given unless she had actually experienced it,” the Seongnam branch of the court said in its verdict. Suwon District Court. . According to local reports, Oh has said she will appeal the verdict.
A 50-year veteran of Korean stage and screen, Oh has appeared in more than 200 plays, as well as numerous television series and occasional films. He achieved unlikely global fame at the end of his career thanks to Squid Game, playing Oh Il-nam, a seemingly out-of-place old man who competes in the show’s greed-fueled death battle. His brilliant performance earned him South Korea’s first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film, as well as a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Netflix has not commented on Oh’s case or whether he will return to Squid GameThe long-awaited second season.
Oh was charged by Korean prosecutors in November 2022 for allegedly inappropriately touching a young actress while the two were on tour for a play five years earlier. The police report says Oh tried to forcibly hug the unidentified woman and kissed her on the cheek while they went for a walk together. Oh publicly admitted he held the victim’s hand but denies there was any indecent assault. The allegations were originally filed in 2021, but police dropped the case due to lack of evidence. Prosecutors later reopened the investigation after the woman appealed.