Yoochun’s Court Case for Rape and Prostitution Dismissed for Lack of Sufficient Evidence

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• he is still a pervert and am glad that everybody knows his obsession with toilet.
  this entitled korean actor thinks that he is doing these girls a favor by sleeping with them thus refusing to pay them.he is cheap, arrogant and disrespectful toward women and i am happy that like park shi hoo before him,it has become near impossible to make a comeback.good riddance.

  • Replying to your comment, so that others can be aware of the updates to the case. So many of the information that was released early on, have been debunked by facts released during the case, via witnesses, the alleged victims testimonies, and recovered evidence, i.e. the deleted messages that led to the arrest, conviction and jailing of the first woman.

    Woman A: Who accused him of rape. Later admitted to following him, unasked to the restroom. There was no lock on the door, nor force used. They had consensual sex. Then she got upset with his manager, who was the one who was actually a member of the establishment, and not Yoochun as erroneously reported previously. She got upset with the manager, and then hired a known gangster, who had a previous history of fraud activities, and together decided to threaten Yoochun. The evidence from the CCTV, her deleted messages, and other discovered evidence, is why she was sentenced to 2 years in Jail, and her accomplice to an even longer term.

    Woman B: came out after A, after hearing news that woman A had been given a large sum of money (another false reporting that has been debunked). She didn't go to the police, instead gave a TV interview - that interview and episode had to be retracted and the show is now also under investigation for biased reporting. Woman B is the one many people believed, because she claimed she had reported at the time the assault happened. However, the police investigation found no evidence of said report, nor did she go to counseling like she said she did. And the last report mentioned that she was upset with him, because he had promised to help her with her music and he didn't. She has recently also been charged and her case is pending.

    Woman C and D: never filed charges, and disappeared once people started pointing out holes in their story, like how on the day the alleged assault happened, Yoochun was not even in the country, the changing dates, etc.

    Of course, this sounds like another oppa didn't do it apology. But this case is not as open and shut as some are trying to make it seem. Yoochun wasn't even charged with prostitution, because he never agreed to pay for sex. So the reports that he didn't pay, or cheated sex workers is also another, now debunked, false reporting.

    If the sex was indeed consensual, then what he did would be similar to other international stars that sleep with groupies. Tawdry, dirty even, but is not illegal, and such a huge part of the entertainment industry, and yes that includes South Korea. Do people really believe that this grown men and women, are remaining chaste and celibate like is depicted in Kdramas. Let's get real! Even Korean movies expose the true nature that SK is not as conservative as it pretends to be.

    Sorry for the long post, just wanted to update people, who were not aware of the full details of the case, as many international sites, stopped translating, when the case turned out to not be as salacious as initially thought.

    • Thank you for explaining the details. I haven't been paying attention to this case since it first broke. I feel sorry for him because he is a good actor. Enjoying non traditional sexual activities such as sex in bathrooms is OK if both agree. Why do people consider that perverted? It's really hard when men are accused of rapes they did not do. For everyone who is a victim of rape, it makes it harder for them to go public and pursue their rapists because it increases disbelief in their claim. As a feminist, I would like to support "the victims" in these cases but, particularly against male Korean stars, there is often an underlying matter we are not aware of which comes out only after the person's reputation is destroyed, such as in this case.

  • even if hes cheap and arrogant still doesnt give the woman the right to accuse him for something he didnt do

• So filthy .....

  • Agree with you, get real.It's show business. The differences between Yoochun, Seven ect ect with the remaining of KPop/film industry is that they get caught (or maybe certain people make sure they get caught). Working in those industry, it will be very hard to live a celibate life.

• Firstly, like everybody else on the planet, whatever his/her personal or sexual preferences are, it is no ones business but their own. With the caveat that a)It is not illegal b)It is not unethical c)No one hurt physically or emotionally in the process.

  I find that although the case was dismissed and this may be a relief to Yoon Chun, I also wonder if this is any better that having his day in court and having a solid verdict. Unfortunately, the impression I get with this is 'he may well be guilty but we haven't got enough to prove it', which will be forever something he'll have carry around with him, whether in his personal or professional life.

  I have rewatched his drama 'Sensory Couple' since this scandal broke and like Koala, I just can see him in the same light anymore. This probably speaks more of my moral standing than his.

• I think it can be very difficult for idols to have a love relationship. And I'm not surprise that he prefers this king of relationship, it's easier because there are no attachment. I don't care about the sexual life of people. They are free to do what they want (in the respect of the law of course) and it's not fair that his intime life was exposing like that. I'm not a fan of him but he didn't deserve it.

  I'm more angry with those women who lied for money when there are true victims...

  • I completely agree with you because of his fame they tried to get money from him and now his image is tarnished I feel bad for him and I think that if he were a normal citizen doing that nobody would bat an eye

    • Of course "nobody" would bat en eye if he were a "normal" citizen; nobody would know him. That wouldn't mean it would be accepted. Think about it, if you would read in the papers about some guy that did the things PYC is accused of wouldn't you think negatively about that person? You probably won't go on a blog to post about it, but your reaction would be the same, right?

      And if a normal citizen was facing a trial, etc. their live would change as well. Something like this always has an impact, whether deserved or not.

      Saying that nobody would bat an eye if he were a normal citizen is being dismissive of every day trials of normal citizens that either are the victim or the wrongly accused party.

    • I agree with many of comments said, I personally dont care of sexual preference of one individual as long is not illegal and no one is hurt physically and or exceptionally. But i think the comments about he was a "normal" citizen no one will had care, i think is not that no one will had care but the case would had not been covered the way that his cases was, it was more for rating and sensationalism due he is famous and to a certain degree it felt like it was push to the media to cover something else, during this time he was not the only one accused of rape. I don't believe in coincidence. I have not seen any of his drama since the scandal broke up but it was not done to his case more like i was not in the mood to watch his previous work, if we come back later with a new project, knowing me i will just judge him on his acting not on his personal sexual life.

      What is bad on this case and many other cases is that true rape victim will even tougher time to come forward and be taken seriously, now that is the sad thing.

    • He should have known better that he was a celebrity and consequences are bound to happen if he does those type of things. But oh well. No one is perfect.

• It's his private life but unfortunately it's revealed in this dramatic manner. Actors need their reputation and image and I like him as a actor but if he wants to be continue in this industry, he has to take on alternative roles. I shudder to think of him as a lovelorn, sauve, devoted lover in future dramas. Don't even talk about kiss scenes.

• From what I've figured out, I think he went to these establishments and sometimes would not pay. So now he is paying a much larger price because I don't see how he comes back to dramas....maybe movies eventually. I do feel for people who were huge fans of his because there is an ick factor (the whole bathroom aspect) that even if you don't believe the worst, it still is not a good situation. For me though, if he came back in a project that I found interesting, I'd probably give it a go.

• When you become a celebrity in Korea it's like you give up your love life you actually commit to your fans and in a way marry them. This is unfortunate and no one knows what happened between them but themselves so saying he is disgusting is a bit much. This is between two people. In the end if proven not guilty then he's not guilty.

  • Koreans are nothing but hypocrites, trying to be too conservative when look at their drama, it has all the elements of sensuality with kissing scenes. besides, this guy PYC did not grow up in hyprocrite sexually deprived Korea, but in Westen liberal America so get used to it. You are even getting your funding in your KPop and entertainment from the Western world, your nation is nothing but a Western kiss butt, that's why you cant do anything about THAAD, so learn to embrace that liberal culture who feeds you, nuff said, same goes to this hypocrite Koala who's also a sexually deprived human being, what a sour loser!

    • What's with this comment here? All your accusations can be sued for defamation. Do you know Ms Koala personally to bash her like this? PYC only spent at the most 5 years in the States since age 12, how would the Western world influences one's moral standard over such a short period? And not all Westerners are as liberal as you think!

    • What I'm curious is that why are you even on this site? Aren't you the hypocrite one here?

    • ALL nations, whether conservative or liberal are filthy. It's not a "korean" thing. Back when America was thought of as puritan, they experienced the same "hypocrit" title because of their stars. Now it's of course out of control. Anyway, bottomline is, human beings are filthy by nature. Some arabic countries forbid alcohol yet the youth gets wasted like nobody's business. How ? All that is hidden eventually comes to light. Again, it's in the human's defect DNA. Authentically conservative people are a dime a dozen. We all need Jesus.

  • No one knows their self better than their own self. Even if prove not guilty doesn't mean it's not guilty and vice versa.

    • @HN What's your point? even if its proved not guilty doesn't mean its not guilty? then what's the point in fighting in the first place? any person will fight if they believe they are being treated wrong or sentenced with insufficient evidence. Not guilty means Not guilty and i already said he was in the situation, he will understand the full details, we as the outsiders are only watching and criticizing from the outside so its easy to bash anyone.

      @White Queen...Flabbergasted with your comment there...I lived a short time in Korea and yes its not as conservative as one would think but which country is now a days?

    • @nee
      That's why I said no one knows their self better than their own self.

• fact he have sex with a prostitution. didnt even have the gut to pay her to. if he wasnt so cheap his toilet sex would never make the news.
  only reason he get off free is he rich. or he would be in jail by now.

• Ifans always criticize korean's double moral. But they're do the same. Judges korean celebrities with korean mentality. While continue support western celebrities no matter their personal life.

  • I dont know all, but in some aspect I agree with you,

  • Thank you. They think they are the default model civilisation of this world. Bleh !!! ?

• So, I'm a bit confused... Kim Hyun Joong hit (that's confirmed) his ex-girlfriend and had baby (also, confirmed) with her. We find out ex-girlfriend lied to whatever degree. KHJ is returns from the military to a hero's welcome. Mick Yoo Chun had sex with some girls in a bathroom and didn't pay. The girls and their boyfriends lied about the encounters. MYC's career is over. I don't understand the difference.

  Is MYC's situation worse because he was in the military while this happened? I know that was part of the problem with Se7en. To me, KHJ situation is much worse but he's coming out fairly clean. I just don't understand how one scandal is worse than the other.

  • Really ? I though KHJ had an irreversibly terrible rep. I'm appalled.