South Korea “The Squid Sport” Actor O Yeong-su was discovered responsible of sexual misconduct, a neighborhood court docket stated Friday, after he was accused of assaulting a girl in 2017.
The 79-year-old in 2022 turned the primary South Korean to win a Golden Globe Award for finest supporting actor in a sequence for his portrayal of a seemingly weak previous man within the Netflix mega-hit dystopian thriller.
The actor was sentenced to eight months in jail, suspended for 2 years, the Seongnam department of Suwon District Courtroom informed AFP.
He was additionally ordered to finish 40 hours of lessons on sexual violence, the court docket added.
The assault sufferer's data and claims are “constant… and look like statements that can not be made with out really experiencing them,” Choose Jeong Yeon-ju stated, based on the court docket.
Or was indicted in 2022 with out custody on fees of sexually assaulting a girl, who has not been recognized, on two events.
The incident occurred when O was in a rural space for a theater efficiency in 2017, on a strolling path and in entrance of the sufferer's residence, respectively, based on the Suwon District Courtroom.
“The Squid Sport”, a sequence depicting a darkish world the place marginalized people are pressured to compete in lethal variations of conventional kids's video games, rapidly gained immense recognition on Netflix.
In lower than 4 weeks since its launch in 2021, it has attracted 111 million viewers.
The present's success amplified South Korea's more and more overwhelming affect on international in style tradition, following the worldwide fame gained by Ok-pop group BTS and the Oscar-winning movie. “Parasite”.
A number of figures in South Korea's movie trade – together with the late filmmaker Kim Ki-duk and actor Cho Jae-hyun – have confronted accusations of sexual assault.
