Actor Oh Young-soo's Appeal Trial for Sexual Assault Charges Set to Resume in August

The appeal trial for actor Oh Young-soo (also known as Oh Se-kang), who faces charges of sexual assault, is set to resume.

According to Xportsnews on the 30th, the Suwon District Court Seongnam Branch's 6-1 Criminal Division (Appeals) will hold the appeal hearing for Oh Young-soo, who has been indicted on charges of sexual assault, on August 12.

Initially, a verdict was expected on the 3rd of this month, but the dates were changed twice, on the 10th and July 1st, before deciding to resume the trial in August. Witness testimonies are scheduled for this hearing.

In March last year, the first trial found Oh Young-soo guilty, sentencing him to 8 months in prison with a 2-year probation and ordering him to complete a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program.

The court at the time stated, "The victim's testimony is relatively consistent and matches the diary entries from that period. The victim informed others of the incident, and amid the ongoing #MeToo movement in the theater community, attended 'March's Snow' to seek an apology. The counseling records from a support center also align significantly, suggesting the testimony reflects experiences that could not be fabricated."

Oh Young-soo admitted to visiting A's residence and holding her hand but denied any misconduct. Both the prosecution, citing unjust sentencing, and the defense, citing factual errors and legal misunderstandings, appealed the first trial's verdict. Oh Young-soo's side argued, "He has been dropped from films and faced public judgment."

The prosecution has maintained its request for a 1-year prison sentence in the second trial, consistent with the first.

Oh Young-soo was indicted without detention in November 2022 on charges of forcibly hugging a woman, referred to as A, on a walking trail and kissing her on the cheek in front of her residence during the summer of 2017 while staying in a provincial area for a theater performance.

Born in 1944, Oh Young-soo has been active in various theatrical productions since his debut in 1968. He gained international fame in 2021 for his role as 'Gganbu Grandpa' in the Netflix series 'Squid Game,' and won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor in a TV series in January 2022.

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This article was originally published in Korean on Xportsnews and was translated into English using AI.

by Hwang Suyeon