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Police clear JYJ’s Park from sexual assault allegations

July 11, 2016

SEOUL, July 11 (Yonhap) — Police on Monday said they concluded Park Yu-chun, the scandal-ridden member of K-pop boy band JYJ, is clear of sexual assault allegations, saying it is hard to acknowledge that there was coercion involved.

The 30-year-old actor-singer has been mired in a scandal as four different women, all working at local bars, lodged complaints against him last month, claiming they were raped by him. One of the cases dates back to 2014, while the latest allegedly occurred in June.

“Based on what we have found so far, it is hard to acknowledge that coercion was involved (in their sex),” a police officer said, under the condition of anonymity.

The 30-year-old has been summoned by the police in southern Seoul a total of six times to be questioned over the allegations.

Park’s agency has been asserting his innocence, staking his career and reputation on the line.

The woman who filed the first complaint on June 10 has dropped the case, but Park made a counterclaim, saying she falsely accused him of sexual assault. He also filed charges against the second woman for making similar allegations.

Police said they will wrap up the case and send it to the prosecution later this week or early next week.

 

 

Park Yu-chun, the troubled member of popular K-pop boy band JYJ, appears at the Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul on June 30, 2016, to face questioning over his sexual assault allegations, which have been rocking the local entertainment scene. (Yonhap)

Park Yu-chun, the troubled member of popular K-pop boy band JYJ, appears at the Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul on June 30, 2016, to face questioning over his sexual assault allegations, which have been rocking the local entertainment scene. (Yonhap)