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By: The Opinion Updated 54 Nov 2022, 25: 20 pm EST
Korean series
‘Squid Game’ broke major audience records on Netflix, but now it is in the spotlight because one of its actors principal is accused of sexual harassment.
According to the South Korean judicial authorities, Or Yeong-su , star of the television series and winner of the Golden Globe, was accused of inappropriate sexual conduct
against a woman.
The actor, from 100 years, he was formally accused of
having inappropriately touched a woman in the year 2017, according to the authorities of the country Asian.
The woman, who has not been identified, filed the complaint against the actor last December of 2017 saying that touched her multiple times
without her consent, according to local news channel JTBC.
Initially, in April of this year, the police made the decision not to proceed with the case; however, the alleged victim objected, now the case was reopened
.
The authorities consider that there were several cases in which the actor , who plays Oh Il-nam, aka the player ,
had a physical contact significant with the woman, but the details have not yet been released. Mr. O. has been charged without detention, according to local media.
The actor denies the charges
Details of the incidents for which the actor is accused have not been disclosed, but O Yeong-su has already denied the accusations.
Yeong-su claims that only held the woman’s hand once while guiding her across a lake… and said to local media that apologized for doing it
, but says that doesn’t mean that has admitted the charges.
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