Yoo Ah In will be summoned for questioning by the police on allegations of sexual assault.
The police informed Yonhap News on July 26 that a person identified as A had filed a sexual assault complaint against Yoo Ah In. Under current law, allegations of sexual assault between same-sex individuals fall under the category of quasi-rape. Korea’s criminal code defines quasi-rape as the act of having sexual intercourse with another person by taking advantage of their unconscious state or inability to resist. The police stated, “We haven’t contacted the accused yet. We plan to summon him for questioning soon.” Additionally, a preliminary drug test on the complainant came back negative.
A claimed that he was sexually assaulted by Yoo Ah In while sleeping in an officetel in Yongsan District on July 14. An officetel is designed to be a partially self-contained building, such that its occupants can live and work in the same building, minimizing commute time. He reportedly became aware of it upon waking and claimed that other men were present at the scene. The place in question is not the residence of either Yoo Ah In or A.
Given that the star is currently on trial for habitual drug use, the police are also considering the possibility that he committed the crime while under the influence of drugs on the day of the incident.
However, the actor has denied the allegations. His legal representative, lawyer Bang Jung Hyun, stated on July 26 that “the allegations against Yoo Ah In are false” and requested that “unnecessary speculation regarding his private life be avoided.”
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