'Alleged Student Sexual Assault' South Gyeongju Indicted Without Detention.. Victim Rejects Settlement [Star Issue]

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Musical actor South Gyeongju has been brought to trial on charges of sexually assaulting a student.

According to Channel A on the 28th, the Women and Children Crime Investigation Division 2 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office indicted South Gyeongju without detention on the 24th, applying the charge of sexual intercourse with a subordinate.

South Gyeongju was transferred to the Prosecution Service in February last year on charges of sexually assaulting female student A, a subordinate, at an unspecified location in Seocho-gu, Seoul, last December, using his social status and influence.

It is reported that A reported the incident to 112 immediately after it occurred. South Gyeongju denied the allegations during police investigation, but the police determined the allegations were credible and transferred the case to the Prosecution Service.

Subsequently, South Gyeongju's side requested the Prosecution Service to refer the case to criminal mediation in an attempt to reach a settlement, but it reportedly failed due to the victim's refusal.

South Gyeongju debuted in 1982 and starred in works such as 'The Dukes of Hazzard', 'Chicago', and 'Mamma Mia'. When the sexual assault allegations surfaced, Hongik University, where he was serving as a professor in the Department of Performing Arts, convened a disciplinary committee and removed him from his position.

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