Ki Sung-yong held a press conference after the opening game of K-League 1 between Seoul and Jeonbuk held at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 27th, and is expressing his position on the suspicion that he committed sexual violence to his juniors when he was in elementary school. (Photo = Yonhap News)
“I’ve never done anything like that. I can’t figure out why I’m not telling the evidence, and I’m talking about it.”
In the controversy over sexual violence in professional football FC Seoul, Ki Sung-yong said, “I will go to the end. There is no mercy in the future” and chose to break through the front.
Ki Sung-yong volunteered for a press conference after the official opening game with Jeonbuk in the 2021 season K League 1 (Part 1) held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on the 27th, saying, “(The content of the suspicion) is irrelevant. I have never done that.” The allegations of sexual violence’ were directly refuted.
He said, “If there is evidence, I hope to present it as soon as possible. I can’t figure out why I don’t talk about the evidence, and I’m talking about the evidence,” he said.
Earlier, Park Ji-hoon, lawyer of the law firm Hyun, who is the victim’s legal representative, said in an official press release on the 26th, “From January 2000 to June 2000, a national star player A, who was a former national representative at the soccer team at a certain elementary school in Jeollanam-do, and now an outpatient professor at Gwangju Mo University. Professor B, who is standing in the denomination, raped victims C and D several times,” he said.
It took a second position to refute Ki Sung-yong’s rebuttal, who said that “there is no fact of sexual assault” and that the legal response would be immortal.
Attorney Park Ji-hoon said, “We have enough and clear evidence,” he said. “In order to protect the minimum personality of Ki Sung-yong, we will not submit it to Ki Sung-yong or his club in principle.”
He emphasized, “If Ki Sung-yong’s immoral behavior continues, it will be inevitable to disclose.”
The first revelation was revealed on the 24th, claiming that C and D were sexually assaulted by their seniors A and B, who were seniors, A and B, in January-June 2000, while living in a soccer club at an elementary school in Jeonnam, through a legal representative. Ki Sung-yong’s name was not mentioned. However, from the contents of the press release distributed by the victim’s legal representative, it can be assumed that A is Sung-Yong Ki.
On the 26th, the C and D sides claimed to be under pressure from Ki Sung-yong. Along with previously secured evidence, Ki Sung-yong told the media through a legal representative that he would deliver a recording of the call to the Seoul club and Ki Sung-yong’s side.
Ki Sung-yong said, “I haven’t been able to circumvent it.” He said he didn’t even get the recording files. Ki Sung-yong is in a position that if the victim corrects the disclosure as’misbelief’, he can meet him in advance.
Attorney Park Ji-hoon replied, “I will do what Ki Sung-yong wants,” and “I will disclose the whole evidence.” Ki Sung-yong put on a captain mark in the Jeonbuk War in the midst of a cluttered atmosphere. However, he complained of thigh pain in the first 36 minutes and was replaced with Han Chan-hee.
Jeonbuk won 2-0 with opponent Kim Won-gyun’s own goal and Barau’s extra goal.
Reporter Lee Mi-na, Hankyung.com [email protected]
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