The he said/she said/everybody else said rape investigation that has been dominating the K-ent headlines continues to roll along on its own like a muddy snowball. The lie detector test results from Park Shi Hoo, alleged victim A, and third party involved K, has been expedited and come back to the Western Police Station. The police have commented that the answers from the three remain consistent with their initial statements to the police, and remain completely contradictory to each other. Great. Glad that was so useful. The police will not be releasing the report and will be studying it carefully and comparing their responses to the evidence to weigh the case. Then the case will be passed on to the prosecutor’s office who will make the determination whether to charge Park Shi Hoo. In the meantime, the dizzying number of civil suits filed and cross-filed by Park Shi Hoo and other ancillary parties remain but will likely be resolved in the long run by settlement or dismissal, probably hinging on the Big Tuna charge of whether Park Shi Hoo is indicted and/or convicted for allegedly raping A. The facts of this case remain so tainted with too much contradictory facts not to mention too many unreliable hearsay statements that the possible rape itself might never be determined. Park Shi Hoo’s friend K has gone on record to give a second much more comprehensive interview to the media, which needs to be read from the understanding that he believes nothing criminal happened and is trying to exonerate Park Shi Hoo. The fact that his interview contains statements that are contradictory to his own text messages with A is very telling indeed. Gossip rag Dispatch has purportedly gotten even more Kakao text messages between A, her supposed friend B, and even A’s mother, that sheds more light on the intentions of A and B after the alleged rape happened. Read on and make your own call.
K prefaced the interview by saying: “After Shi Hoo was accused, I talked with him so I know a good chunk of the truth. A made allegations through various avenues whereas Shi Hoo has only stated his side during the police investigation and has not said anything else. Most people are looking at him through tainted lenses when they ought to reserve judgment.”
R (reporter), K (Kim Hee Jun):
R: On the night of February 14th, the meeting place was changed to a bar in Cheongdamdong. Was it to get A drunk as rumored?
K: That day I offered to introduce A to my hyung Shi Hoo. It was February 14th Valentine’s Day and there were many people in the original spot. We switched to a bar in Cheongdamdong with private rooms so Shi Hoo would not be subject to other people’s prying eyes.
R: What happened inside the room? Park Shi Hoo is known for not being able to drink and you did not drink, so was A the only one who drank?
K: Park Shi Hoo has never been able to drink much and I was not feeling well, so I did not drink. A was drinking and being happy while playing drinking games with Shi Hoo. Shi Hoo could not hold his liquor and was half dozing. I took some photos. A drank a lot, but I did not drink.
R: When you three left the bar, why did you not separate and instead all go to Park Shi Hoo’s apartment. Was a rape being planned?
K: The atmosphere at the bar was very good and we had wanted to continue drinking but it was already quite late. A was a little drunk so it was hard to just put her in a cab to her home in Sangamdong. Shi Hoo’s apartment was a 5-minute car ride away so we decided to go there for another round of drinks. I drove because I didn’t drink while Shi Hoo sat in the passenger seat to give directions. A was in the backseat.
R: A walked down the stairs just fine when she left the bar but when she arrived at Park Shi Hoo’s garage she could not walk and had to be carried on your back. Why? It was only a 5-minute drive.
K: Both Shi Hoo and I could not understand why and we remain confused.
R: What was the situation when you three to Park Shi Hoo’s apartment? A claimed she was raped by Park Shi Hoo while she was unconscious, and you also molested her.
K: Originally we planned to continue drinking in Shi Hoo’s apartment. When A got out of the car she was already drunk and later vomited in the elevator. This was not caught on CCTV but the apartment security guards confirmed this fact. It’s not true that I took off A’s clothes to wash off the vomit. A drunk person becomes somewhat conscious after vomiting. A sobered up enough to go to the bathroom to wash up and then to bed.
R: So was it like the Kakao Talk about it being cramped in bed so you went into the living room?
K: I often joke around with A and I just wanted to put her at ease in Kakao Talk the next day. The Kakao Talk is just word-for-word chat and doesn’t mean everything. At the bar the atmosphere was very good, so I just wanted to leave Shi Hoo and A alone. That is why I went into the living room. It is not true that we were involved in a threesome or that I sexually molested A.
R: Then what really happened between Park Shi Hoo and A in the room?
K: What happened between Shi Hoo and A in the room that day, only the two of them know. But the case is simple – If A was sober, she could refuse to have sex with Shi Hoo. If A was drunk and unconscious and Shi Hoo forcibly had sexual intercourse with her, then it was rape. If force was used, there would be injury on A’s body. But A had no injuries at all, so there was absolutely no rape. A claimed she was raped while she was unconscious. According to Shi Hoo, A was conscious during sexual intercourse and cooperated aggressively. I will not say in what ways she was aggressive. A also insisted that Shi Hoo wear a condom so they had protected sex twice. If A had been raped while drunk, she would not have such reaction. Shi Hoo told the police about the aggressive sexual intercourse.
R: You left Park Shi Hoo’s home around noon on February 15th and A left at 2:40 in the afternoon. What was the mood like then?
K: It was cordial when the two of them parted. Shi Hoo and A even exchanged cell phone numbers. CCTV footage showed A was looking cheerful in the elevator, fiddling with her cell phone and touching her hair. If she had really been raped, would she have looked so calm?
R: Park Shi Hoo panicked for some time after being accused of sexual assault?
K: Shi Hoo was traumatized to experience something like this for the first time. Many people who cared about him wanted to help but there are too many speculations and the situation was getting out of control.
R: Why the sudden change of lawyers from the original law firm to PURME? Did the original firm quit because it knew there was no way to win the case? Or because it was referred by his old agency?
K: Park Shi Hoo switched to PURME because it was highly recommended by the people around him. It was not because the first law firm was introduced by his former management company or because his first law firm quit.
R: Why did Park Shi Hoo apply for the case to be transferred to Gangnam Police Station? Was Park Shi Hoo hoping to receive favorable treatment from Gangnam Police Station?
K: Western Police Station scheduled Shi Hoo’s attendance for Feb. 24th but he was just changing to his new law firm PURME who needed time to familiarize themselves with the case and to investigate the incident. Western Police Station only sent him one summons and never called Shi Hoo directly. The police said they did not have Shi Hoo’s contact number, so they called Shi Hoo’s former management company to ask Shi Hoo to attend the investigation, and Shi Hoo only heard about it from his former management company. It does not make sense for the police to contact Shi Hoo’s former management company representative Hwang. Shi Hoo applied to transfer the police station on the advice of PURME. A’s lawyer used to work at Western District Prosecutors Office with jurisdiction over the Western Police Station, and this fact caused some anxiety.
R: Some reports say the Park Shi Hoo offered A 100 million won as settlement but A rejected it because she wanted Park Shi Hoo punished. Is this true?
K: It’s true. Both sides wanted to settle and 100 million won was mentioned. The media refers to Shi Hoo as Goliath and A as David. But in a sexual assault case, the celebrity is actually David. Because he has lost so much already, even if it turns out that he is innocent, he would still receive strong public condemnation. Shi Hoo was in that situation so both sides were trying to work out a settlement. As the media reported, A did not explicitly ask for a figure but she made unacceptable demands like “wanting to live in a foreign country” and “PSH must be responsible for her until she is 80 years old.” So they could not reach a consensus. It is true Shi Hoo’s mother met with A’s father, but the media did not mention the above facts and just presented it like Shi Hoo’s mother was trying to solve everything with money. It is despicable that A should twist things like this.
R: Some people who claim to be on Park Shi Hoo’s side have been talking to the media. Are what they have said true?
K: Not long ago, someone who claimed to be a close friend of Shi Hoo’s gave an interview claiming Shi Hoo intended to keep seeing A. But Shi Hoo never said such a thing to anyone. Which is why even though I’ve been watching everything, I hesitated for a long time to enter the fray for fear of causing more confusion.
Kakao messages between A and B on February 15th (the day after the alleged incident):
A: Do you think I can go tomorrow?
B: No. They said you need to go now.
B: Don’t answer the phone. Don’t wash yourself either.
A: Yup. I’m going to the police now.
A: Should I get my urine and hair strands tested too?
B: Yup. They said do everything you can.
B: Let’s settle too and get several tens of millions won. Park Shi Hoo will probably get on his knees and beg.
B: Actually instead of money, let’s just get him punished. He’s dead now.
Conversation between A and her Mom on the night of February 15th:
A: Mom, I’m going to the police now
A: Don’t worry. If Park Shi Hoo had the upper hand, he wouldn’t be this scared
A: I heard his entire fortune is about 3 hundred billion won so do you think he can’t even stop the police?
A: But seeing that Park Shi Hoo is asking to let him live, it means he’s caught in a situation where he can’t do anything about it.
Kakao messages from February 17th between A and B:
B: They say its good to get news articles out first.
B: They say that settling is nonsense.
A: Yup. There is no settling.
A: Kekeke
B: They say that if we get articles out tomorrow, we can get even more settlement money.
B: And Park Shi Hoo will be getting a fatal blow.
A: Yup Yup.
A: Do you think those people are telling us to take settlement money so they can claim it for themselves.
B: Yup, but I think it’ll be good to give them a bit of it, too.
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Wow. Just wow.
I don't understand the moms conversation with her daughter. I really can't
The ONLY credible thing to come out of either one of these two girls mouths is the comment B made in her interview. As the Police investigation progressed I realized A had Lied to me also..
Well, if A had lied, then she should've fallen flat on her face during the lie detector test. Apparently, whatever she told, she must be seeing as the truth.
Unless she was taking tranquilizers and tricked the lie detector by that. Then again, the same would go for PSH and K.
My understanding is that the lie detector test results have not been (or will not be?) revealed to the public, so at this point in time, the media/public does not know who passed or failed the test.
Under the cross-examination, all 3 of them gave statements consistent with their initial statements. So, maybe it is possible that all 3 are telling the truth?
If A had been found lying, I think the entire thing would already have collapsed, right there at the police station. Instead, the results have been handed to the prosecutor, which, in my opionion, either suggests that PSH or K tripped up while telling their version of story, or all three told the truth - as they see it. So yeah, all of them might not be lying.
The lie detector tests results came back later, not during the tests at the police station. The results were supposed to take a few days to process, but were expedited.
As the police have finally finished their investigation, they have handed the results of their investigation, which include interviews, cross-examination, drug tests, lie detector tests & whatever evidence they may have uncovered, to the prosecutors to decide whether to prosecute or to drop the case. This is standard operating procedure when a complaint has been filed, and nothing to do with whether A or "P or K tripped up while telling their version of their story."
So what episode are we in?
This case is more ridiculous than a makjang. Too confused to pick a side. As a woman, I was more inclined to believe A initially since who the hell would fake a rape accusation, especially when it involves the media trying to go down your throat?
But now i'm starting to shift...
These texts don't make it look good for A. It's just creepy how A and B respond to each other in these texts. Like that 'kekekeke'...why would you type something like that about such an abuse?
This case is getting so blurry, really can't see straight right now...that K fellow is so trying to save his neck and his "friendship" with P when he really is the one who P should blame..."why did you set me up with this A?" is what I would be asking myself and K if I were P. "You have to understand that the atmosphere was so good..." that's why they went back to P's place...huh, ok, atmosphere for what? Drink more? Just hanging out? Get laid? And he didn't drink when he texted that he is so hungover the next day? And Kabao Talk is just words, doesn't mean a thing? So throw out all the texting evidence and there is nothing on A, B, C, etc....as those are just words, they don't mean a thing...right. I can't believe he is still giving interviews to say things like that...does sound like a total moron!
Yeah...this just reached a new level of mind-boggling absurdity. At this point, even if A was raped, she hasn't done much good for herself and other women who have being raped. I think B is as big a scumbag as K, if not worse because she's either manipulating and ruining her friend's life or she's destroying someone else's career and bringing down a slew of people in the process.
Exactly what is this girl's problem? How was A able to maintain a friendship with her for years? And what was with those ridiculous apologies to PSH if she's the one who spread the info online in the first place?! She should be sued for defamation!
Also, where do they expect PSH to get tens of millions of Won to pay them? And they were going to pay their advisors as well? If this case goes to court, I can't even imagine the number of people who'll be supeoned. Such a mess...I feel pity for all involved. Stupidity all around...
isn't it that B recently apologized to PSH, claiming that A had lied to her from the beginning?
wow....that's all I can say.....poor PSH.....I was reading a newspaper article commenting on his movie in Singapore....that was sad, especially when they referred to PSH "who is currently being investigated for raping a woman"...NOT "allegedly raping a woman"...not that anyone would register "allegedly" in their brain. All they would see is "rape"....it just made me sick to my stomach...if we could only turn back time :(
I think a lot of people made judgement against PSH. I don't know the guy, but I insisted on waiting for evidence. She doesn't sound like a rape victim hence "Yup there's no settling kekeke". Making accusations against people is something people need to reconsidered because it will not only create a huge impact on the accuser also your life as well. I wished she had considered before pressing charges. I'm sure it will get muddier as we progress as the media will dig up more "dirt" in the near future
If you were a rape victim, would you want to settle with your rapist for a sum of money? As in--this is how much money it's worth to have sex with you against your will?
Not wanting to settle is very natural, I think.
The way the conversation goes, it's more like A and B did not want to settle for the amount that they were offered. Instead, it seemed like they wanted more, as they went on to say:
"B: They say that if we get articles out tomorrow, we can get even more settlement money.
B: And Park Si Hoo will be getting a fatal blow.
A: Yup Yup."
They also talked about sharing the money with "those people".
Wowser. More drama unfold. *rolleyes*
Well, investigation isn't over yet...but with this new info, sheitz, doesn't look good for A. Why would you say and make fun of something that supposely traumatizing to you? Unless A lied to get money and ruin P's image. Well, she ruin his image alright...but get money? unlikely. Even if she believed he did rape her, with the way she's kakao talk with her friend, mother, who's going to believe her? She must really be greedy.
oh its been a month already ?
was watching on the news about the alleged rapists in india one of them , the driver killed him self and then there have been all these reports of women being raped by soliders in the us army, women being raped in COngo
rape is a serious crime of violence against women
this is something else will they charge not charge him already i rather hear about somethinge else really
This is no longer a rape case for me. NO rape victim jokes around & writes messages like that. All I see is a dump young girl trying to get her easy way out as a trainee. Any news about A intention is good for PSH it seems.
rape doesn't make anyone famous. Why do you think like that! Rape viticms are looked down on Korea.
So are people who cry wolf
which is why she may be looking to leave the country so as not to be ostracized.
Just because someone cries rape doesn't necessarily mean they were raped. You can never understand one's mind.....the thought may have sounded good at first, but when the show starts rolling, you realize that things won't progress the way you had imagined it. As well, just because she cried rape, doesn't mean she wasn't raped.....rape among consenting adults is a very deep gray area. The truth is only known amongst the individuals invoived, so be careful and consistent on whosee side you choose and don't judge too much unless you know the persons character, cause you might be next to find yourself in a difficult situation and noone believing in you.