Well-known dancer and choreographer sentenced to three years in prison for raping intoxicated acquaintance at motel

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A well-known dancer and choreographer has been reported to have received a prison sentence on charges of raping an acquaintance who was intoxicated.

According to The Kyunghyang Shinmun on the 1st, Criminal Division 11 of the Seoul Western District Court (Presiding Judge Yoon Woong-gi) sentenced A to three years in prison and ordered his detention in court on the 23rd of last month for the crime of quasi-rape. The court also ordered him to complete an 80-hour sex violence treatment program and imposed a five-year employment restriction related to institutional investors concerning children, adolescents, and persons with disabilities.

The outlet reported, "A was prosecuted on charges of raping a woman he had known for a long time at a motel after drinking alcohol with her in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, in March 2024. While A admitted to the fact of sexual intercourse, he claimed that the victim was not in a state where she could not resist and that it was consensual sex."

However, the court determined that A's statements did not align with objective circumstances or had been changed multiple times during the investigation process.

The panel stated, "The defendant repeatedly urged the victim to drink alcohol even though she was reluctant to do so, and committed the crime by taking advantage of her being in a state where she could not resist due to intoxication, which makes the nature of the crime serious." It further explained the sentencing rationale by adding, "By denying the crime and shifting responsibility to the victim, he aggravated the victim's mental suffering."

A appealed against this first-instance ruling.

In the past, A appeared on a dance competition program on a music-specialized channel and worked as a choreographer for several well-known boy groups.

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