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JYJ's Park Yoochun Sues First Accuser For Blackmail After Fourth Sexual Assault Allegation
- Ash Khater , Design & Trend
- Jun, 20, 2016, 05:32 AM
JYJ's Park Yoochun has reportedly taken legal action against one of the women who accused him of sexual assault.
On Monday, the C-JeS Entertainment singer-actor's attorney filed a lawsuit at the Gangnam police station against "Ms. Lee," the first woman who reported Park Yoochun of sexual assault, Soompi reported.
She and her boyfriend has since withdrawn the rape allegations, but Park Yoochun is reportedly moving forward with suing the woman for blackmail and false accusation.
According to Yonhap News (via Soompi), the singer's representatives are reportedly also planning to file similar lawsuits against the three other women who also alleged that Park Yoochun sexually assaulted them.
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On Friday, the JYJ member's agency C-JeS Ent released a statement revealing their plans to file suits against the women.
“We sincerely apologize for becoming involved in an incident that is greatly affecting society," read the company's statement. "C-JeS Entertainment has tried to refrain from responding to all the various reports regarding Park Yoochun. It is because we thought it was the proper order to respond legally only after police investigation results came out, rather than to respond to the media when the truth has yet to be determined. But we have come to see that it is meaningless to wait for the police results as we have observed the various indiscriminate allegations being lodged against Park Yoochun."
“First, we plan to file a complaint on Monday of blackmail and false accusations in regards to the first [sexual assault] allegation, of which the facts have been determined, to the Gangnam Police. As soon as the facts have been determined for the second case, we plan to also strongly respond. We plan to actively cooperate with the police investigation to prove Park Yoochun’s innocence and for the rehabilitation of his image," the statement continued.
Police investigation of the four women's allegations is stil ongoing to determine whether or not Park Yoochun is guilty of sexual assault, forcible confinement and other crimes.
Officials are also currently investigating if his accusers received money in exchange for sex as they will also be subjected to punishment if this were the case.
Last week, the first accuser submitted evidence in the form of underwear, which was later confirmed to have male DNA after the Korean National Forensic Service's initial examination, according to Soompi.
According to the authorities, tests are being conducted to determine whether or not the DNA belongs to Park Yoochun.
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