Ki, announced a head-on breakthrough through a press conference
“I will do whatever I want”
The question of physical proof… Pay attention to the trend of the situation
FC Seoul Ki Sung-yong is expressing his position on the suspicion of sexual violence in the elementary school soccer team surrounding him after the opening game of the 2021 K League against Hyundai Jeonbuk held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonbuk on the 27th. Jeonju = News 1
In the middle of’School Violence Me Too’, which started with professional volleyball and spread to professional baseball and basketball, the revelation of’Sexual Violence in Elementary School Soccer Club’ that appeared on the 24th gave fans an even more shock. The content of sexual violence by elementary school students was also shocking, but it was because the suspected perpetrator was Ki Sung-yong (32, FC Seoul), one of the best Korean soccer stars.
The content of the disclosure by two former and current soccer figures was that they were forced into sexual acts by two seniors in the sports team in January to June 2000, who were members of an elementary school soccer club in Jeonnam. When looking at the disclosure, speculation that one of the perpetrators was Ki Sung-yong spread on the Internet. As a result, fans watched with keen sense of whether this case would lead to such aspects as’disclosure-additional victims-appearance-acknowledgement and apology’ like the previous school violence memo.
However, the incident is flowing in a completely different way. Although the other party did not disclose the real name, Ki Sung-yong first actively denied the contents of the disclosure. Here, their elementary school alumni gave up interviews that gave strength to Ki Sung-yong, not the revelators, and the public opinion began to lean toward the cautious theory that’we must watch the tide of the situation.’ The fact that one of the people who made the revelation was the perpetrator of sexual violence against his juniors in 2004 also played a crucial role in changing public opinion.
Eventually, this case ended up in a’chicken game’ aspect. Both Ki Sung-yong and the revelators claim that they are’the truth’ and are in a confrontation with no backsliding. Ki Sung-yong declared that he would break through the suspicions head-on by starting the K League 1 opening match against Jeonbuk Hyundai held at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonbuk on the 27th. After the game, he volunteered to hold a press conference and said, “There is no more mercy. If there is evidence, I hope to bring it out soon.”
Attorney Park Ji-hoon, who represents the exposers, also said, “I will do what Ki Sung-yong wants. We will release all the evidence sooner or later.” While it seems virtually impossible to prove what happened in elementary school 20 years ago with physical evidence, the flow of the case in the future could be greatly fluctuated depending on how consistently and reliably attorney Park and others would present their testimony on the damage situation.
However, since the weight of public opinion is gradually leaning toward Ki Sung-yong, if the evidence is insufficient, it is highly likely that the revelators side will be in a further corner. Unlike those who have not yet revealed their faces and names, the fact that Ki Sung-yong’s arguments are empowered by the fact that he came to the official statue and clearly stated his position.
Reporter Pilwoong Seo
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