Former Girl Group Member Allegedly Falsifies Sexual Assault Claim, Likely To Face Prison Term

A former girl group member is facing a possible prison sentence after her claims accusing her agency’s CEO of sexual assault were concluded to be unfounded.

According to reports on February 27, KST, during a trial presided over by Judge Park So Jung of the Seoul Central District Court, the prosecution sought a one-year prison term for Ms. A, who was indicted on charges of false accusation.

Ms. A, who is a former girl group member-turned-BJ, had filed a police report accusing her agency’s CEO “B” of attempted sexual assault in January last year. Initially, the case was not prosecuted, and Ms. A filed an objection. Upon receiving the case, the prosecution started investigating her claims analyzing evidence including relevant CCTV footage.

On the day of the trial, the prosecution showed CCTV footage showing Ms. A walking out of the room where she was with “B” on the day of the alleged incident very calmly. She then went around inside the office and hugged the CEO.

The prosecution believes that Ms. A had a motive to falsely accuse “B,” stating that she was trying to pressure the CEO to break up with the woman they were seeing at that time. Ms. A, however, denied this claim. Her lawyer also argued that on the night of the incident, she was drinking and devoid of the capability of making a sound judgment. The lawyer also argued that judging his client by the CCTV footage was a reductive way of seeing a sexual assault victim.

The court is scheduled to deliver its first verdict on March 21.