O Yeong-Su: Squid Game Star Acquitted of Sexual Misconduct Charge
The court cited doubts about the victim's memory and O Yeong-Su's completion of sexual violence classes in overturning his 2024 conviction for alleged 2017 assaults.
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'Squid Game' actor O Yeong-su acquitted of sexual misconduct by appellate court
An appellate court on Tuesday acquitted "Squid Game" actor O Yeong-su of sexually harassing a woman in 2017. The Suwon District Court overturned a lower court's ruling that found the 81-year-old guilty of hugging and kissing a woman on the cheek against her will during a regional tour for a play. The appellate court bench said there is reason to suspect the actor harassed the woman, based on the fact she received counseling for sexual violence s…
'Squid Game’ Star Found Not Guilty of Sexual Harassment
Credit: YNA Oh Young Soo, the 80-year-old actor who won a Golden Globe for his role in Squid Game, has had his sexual harassment conviction overturned in an appellate trial. The Suwon District Court’s criminal appeals division reversed the original guilty verdict on the afternoon of November 11th. Oh Young Soo was first indicted in November 2022 on charges of sexually harassing a theater troupe member. The incidents allegedly took place in 2017,…
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