From Deadline:
"Two K-pop stars were sentenced to prison today for raping drunken women at parties, with one sharing videos of his assaults online.
The Seoul Central District Court sentenced singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young, who recorded and shared the videos, to six years in prison. Choi Jong-hoon, a former boy band member, was sentenced to five years."
Another important quote in the article from the judge:
"The sentencing verdict for Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon said they treated women as "mere tools of sexual pleasure," according to the sentencing judge.
"The accused perpetrated sexual crimes against multiple women, degrading women and treating them as mere tools of sexual pleasure," Judge Kang Seong-soo said in his verdict. "It's hard to fathom the pain the victims must have suffered."
They can apparently appeal in one week but hopefully the decision holds out and this is a good step forward for woman's rights and persecuting those in the wrong in South Korea.
Close thread of old news.
"Two K-pop stars were sentenced to prison today for raping drunken women at parties, with one sharing videos of his assaults online.
The Seoul Central District Court sentenced singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young, who recorded and shared the videos, to six years in prison. Choi Jong-hoon, a former boy band member, was sentenced to five years."
Another important quote in the article from the judge:
"The sentencing verdict for Jung Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon said they treated women as "mere tools of sexual pleasure," according to the sentencing judge.
"The accused perpetrated sexual crimes against multiple women, degrading women and treating them as mere tools of sexual pleasure," Judge Kang Seong-soo said in his verdict. "It's hard to fathom the pain the victims must have suffered."
They can apparently appeal in one week but hopefully the decision holds out and this is a good step forward for woman's rights and persecuting those in the wrong in South Korea.
Close thread of old news.
