Squid Game actor O Yeong-su found guilty of sexual misconduct - BBC News

O Yeong-Su, 79, is handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence by a court in South Korea.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Noh Juhan / NetflixImage caption, O Yeong-su, who played Oh Il-namthe oldest participant in Squid Games, says he will appeal the verdictSquid Game actor O Yeong-Su has been given an eight-month suspended prison sentence for sexual misconduct by a court in South Korea.

The 79-year-old was charged in 2022 with sexually assaulting a woman twice.

The assaults took place five years earlier when O was staying in a rural area for a theatre performance in 2017, AFP reported the Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Court as saying.

O has said he will appeal against the verdict and has seven days to do so.

The allegations were that he hugged a woman and kissed her on the cheek against her will, the Yonhap news agency reported.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68573645

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