Sung-Yong Ki “Prepare with a lawyer to respond to hardship”
Park Ji-hoon “Of course you have to come out like that… You have confidence”
Soccer player Ki Sung-yong. Photo = Choi Hyuk, reporter of Hankyung.com [email protected]
The truth of the alleged sexual assault surrounding soccer player Ki Sung-yong (32, FC Seoul) is expected to be investigated in court.
Ki Sung-yong met with reporters after completing the Suwon FC match in the 2nd round of the 2021 K-League 1 held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 7th and said, “I have appointed a lawyer for legal response. I am preparing with a lawyer to respond strongly.”
He said, “Even if someone doesn’t talk, I want to be the first to reveal the facts,” he said. “There will be many games in my football life in the future, and as you have seen today (due to this), there is no burden or difficulty in my performance.”
Attorney Park Ji-hoon (current law firm), who raised the suspicion of sexual assault by Ki Sung-yong, was confronted with confidence to win the court dispute.
Attorney Park Ji-hoon said through the media on the day, “We are waiting for a lawsuit to come in.”
He added, “Ki Sung-yong must sue us for defamation to reveal the evidence. We are waiting for a lawsuit to clarify the truth.”
“We are not doing this to embarrass Ki Sung-yong. The victims hope that Ki Sung-yong will make a sincere apology,” he added. “Because Ki Sung-yong is screaming, we will have no choice but to fight in court.”
Soccer player Ki Sung-yong. Photo = Choi Hyuk, reporter of Hankyung.com [email protected]
On the 24th of last month, lawyer Park Ji-hoon said, “Mr. C and D, who were former soccer players, were forced to have oral sex from their seniors A and B between January and June 2000 when they were in soccer at an elementary school in Jeollanam-do. “It lit up as I said.
Ki Sung-yong, who was designated as the perpetrator at the time, made an official stance through his agency, “C and D’s claims are not true. We will not be able to take legal action against possible damage in the future and the damage suffered from the stigma related to this in the future.”
Ki Sung-yong volunteered for a press conference and said, “If you have evidence, bring it.”
Then, attorney Park Ji-hoon said, “There are many other people besides Ki Sung-yong and the victims appearing in the secured evidence, so it is difficult to disclose the evidence to the public even in terms of protecting their moral rights.” It can be revealed in, and it will have to be revealed in court,” he said.
He added, “I ask you to file a civil and criminal lawsuit against the victims as soon as possible.”
Kim Soo-hyun, reporter of Hankyung.com [email protected]
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