Ki Sung-yong (left) of professional football FC Seoul (left) announced his position on the allegations of sexual violence by holding a press conference after the opening game of the K-League 1 against Jeonbuk Hyundai, held at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonbuk, Jeonbuk on the 27th of last month. Jeonju = Yonhap News
Veteran midfielder Ki Sung-yong (FC Seoul), who represents professional football, is expected to fight the truth over allegations of sexual violence in the end. When Ki Sung-yong said that it would take legal action against two juniors who revealed that they had been raped by the soccer team when they were in elementary school, Ji-hoon Park of the law firm, who is also the legal representative of the victim and the representative of the sports group’People and Movement’, said, Welcomed. However, it is unclear whether the dispute will be clearly covered as long as this incident, which has repeatedly refuted and refuted by both sides, has occurred.
On the 17th, attorney Song Sang-yeop of Seopyeong, a legal representative of Ki Sung-yong, released a press release on the 17th and said, “We will bring legal action to inquire about legal responsibility for the other party within the coming 26th.”
Ki Sung-yong’s side also repeatedly urged the victims to promptly disclose evidence of sexual violence that they claim to be securing several times.
Attorney Song said, “The fact that Ki Sung-yong will only disclose the lawsuit in court is aiming for the effect that Ki Sung-yong is suspicious for a long period of time until the trial is finalized for several years until the third trial. “If the sure evidence is true, the person who will suffer the most damage is Ki Sung-yong.”
“Since Sung-Yong Ki wants the evidence to be released, there will be no legal obstacles,” he said. “If there is a reason for a disability to disclose the evidence in front of the public, please tell me anything.”
In addition, he added, “I will remove all the reasons for obstacles.”
Ki Sung-yong also criticized one of the victims who cried and testified in the episode that aired the previous day of the MBC current affairs program’PD Notebook’ dealing with this case.
Attorney Song pointed out, “The one who claimed to be a victim on the broadcast yesterday showed tears saying that he remembered the shape of Ki Sung-yong’s penis,” he said. “With tears, he provided a biased view of what was true to the people.”
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On the previous day’s broadcast, the victim complained of resentment and insisted on innocence, saying, “If I’m lying, I’ll put everything down.” Attorney Park also came and wrapped the victims. He said, “I am telling a story that cannot be said if I have not experienced it,” he said. “If the evidence is disclosed, we can expect (Ki Sung-yong’s side) pressure to come in, such as overturning the statement.” He added, “It’s a fair way to take it neatly to court and do it.”
Lawyer Song countered this, saying, “We provided the victims’ training for this broadcast, but most were not broadcast.” When he listened to the recording, he also revealed to lawyer Park that he would not be with the victims who testified while crying on the air. According to Ki Sung-yong’s side, this file is part of a conversation the victim had with Mr. A, a direct junior at middle school, on the 24th of last month when the suspicion was revealed. Earlier, Mr. A tried to mediate both sides, but the victim’s side revealed that it was the result of a strong attempt by Ki Sung-yong’s side. In response to this, Ki Sung-yong’s side never condemned or requested Mr. A, and refuted the arbitration by himself. In fact, in the audio file, Mr. A expressed regret to the victim, saying, “I didn’t know how to use me this way.”
Regarding the recording, lawyer Song also said, “The victim expressed himself as a’public fraud’ about the nature of this case. He said, “What is his position?”
He continued, “The victim has not been condemned and threatened by Ki Sung-yong himself, and is testifying that he is a false claim to’write a novel’. It was elaborate.
In addition, he said, “the victims and lawyers have different opinions,” he said. “This will allow the public to know the credibility of the other party’s official argument.”
Furthermore, he informed that “the victim said that the attorney did not ask him for confirmation and consent, and that the case was spilled to the media at will.”
Actually, when listening to the recording, the victim said, “Isn’t (the lawyer) pushed out the story we talked with each other?” and said, “(The attorney) should get rid of the cheap shit.”
Attorney Song emphasized that “the victim and the lawyer’s statements are in conflict,” and “one of the two is not true.”
Meanwhile, at the proclamation of Ki Sung-yong’s legal action, attorney Park reaffirmed his position, saying,’We are waiting.’
Disclosure of evidence was still struggling.
Attorney Park explained to Yonhap News, “It is not appropriate to have the evidence open to the public and have a public opinion trial.”
In addition, regarding the contents of the call that Ki Sung-yong released with the intention of’the credibility of the victim’s claim, it is not newly revealed, and we edited only a part of the call contents previously provided to some media in the form of a file. “Ki Seong-yong’s side did not take into account the context that the victim was in a very difficult situation mentally from repeated convictions and pressures, and only a part of the file was maliciously edited and released this time.”
Previously, the victims revealed through lawyer Park that they were sexually assaulted by seniors B and C in January-June 2000 while they were in soccer at an elementary school in Jeollanam-do. They did not mention the real name of the perpetrator, but they could fully guess that B is Ki Sung-yong.
In response, Ki Sung-yong made a press conference after finishing the opening game of the K-League 1 in professional football on the 27th of last month, and stubbornly insisted on innocence. Afterwards, he also said that he would respond legally by denying “I don’t want to hide behind it” and saying, “It’s not true.”
Afterwards, the victims said they would submit it immediately because there was evidence, and changed their words that if Ki Sung-yong sued, they would submit it in court.
Reporter Yoon Jong Han [email protected]
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