In relation to singer Kim Gun-mo’s acquittal of sexual assault, the YouTube channel ‘Garosero Research Institute’, which first raised the allegation, announced that it would appeal.
On the 18th, the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Office for Children’s Crime Investigation Division (Director Prosecutor Kim Won-ho) decided not to prosecute Kim Gun-mo’s sexual assault allegation after passing the resolution of the Prosecutor’s Committee.
As this news became known, the ‘Garosero Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as ‘Ka Se-yeon’), run by lawyer Kang Yong-seok and former reporter Kim Se-eui, released a transcript of the call with Mr. A, who sued Kim Gun-mo. He immediately expressed his intention to appeal through YouTube.
Person A said in a phone call with Ga Se-yeon, “It’s absurd. I don’t know if I’ve done the investigation for sure.”
Then he said, “Whether you’re a bar girl or not, shouldn’t you do something like that? I’ve suffered mental damage for several years, and I’m always struggling, but this doesn’t seem to be the result.”
Lawyer Kang said, “I will receive the reason for the non-indictment by the prosecution and come up with countermeasures.” Former reporter Kim declared, “Don’t be disappointed. I will appeal and win again.”
The case began by claiming that A was sexually assaulted by Kim Gun-mo at an entertainment establishment in August 2016 through the broadcast of ‘Ka Se-yeon’ in December 2019. After that, the cast of ‘Ga Se-yeon’ and Mr. A filed a complaint against Kim Gun-mo. Kim Gun-mo completely denied the allegations, saying it was ‘groundless’, and countered that he did not know who Mr. A was. He sued A against the police on charges of violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.
108 days after the police investigated Kim Gun-mo’s allegation of sexual assault, the police sent Kim Gun-mo to the prosecution with an opinion of indictment. On the other hand, the charges of innocence of Mr. A were forwarded to the prosecution with the opinion of non-prosecution.
At the time, Kim Gun-mo appealed, “I hope the truth will be revealed as soon as possible. If the (police) wants separately, I am willing to come again and be investigated.”
After that, the prosecution revealed the detailed reason for acquitting Kim Gun-mo about 680 days after the incident. It was because the statements about Mr. A’s specific actions were contradictory and slightly different.
Prosecutors admitted that Kim Gun-mo paid for alcohol at an entertainment establishment, and that Mr. A decided to go to work on the day of the controversy. In this regard, the prosecution decided that the credibility of Mr. A’s statement was important to prove Kim Gun-mo’s allegations. However, it was concluded that the statement alone was insufficient to prove the fact of the suspect, and there was no other evidence to prove the fact of the suspect.
The prosecution explained, “Even if Mr. A’s statement is accepted, there must be violence or intimidation to the extent of making it difficult for the victim to protest in order for the crime of rape to be established. did. In addition, it is known that the fact that Mr. A’s statements regarding the damage situation were different from the police and prosecutors also affected the acquittal.
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