Yoochun faces charges of buying sex: police

By Park Sae-jin Posted : July 15, 2016, 13:48 Updated : July 15, 2016, 13:48

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Yoochun was cleared of rape allegations but faces charges of buying sex from a woman who was accused of defaming the South Korean K-pop star with false accusations, police said Friday.

The high-profile sex scandal was referred to prosecutors with Park Yoochun accused of having sex in return for money, police said, wrapping up an investigation into four women who claimed to have been raped by the singer-actor.

Yoochun also faces fraud charges because he did not keep his promise to give money after having sex with one of the four women. As evidence, police presented text messages the woman sent to her acquaintance.

Yoochun's management agency, C-JeS Entertainment, rejected the charges as "not true". "Once again, we can say clearly Park Yoochun has never bought sex," the agency said in a statement.

Police said they could not find any evidence related to forced sexual relations between Yoochun and the women involved. Two women will stand trial on libel charges.

The scandal has sparked rampant speculation since it surfaced on June 14. Yoochun started his mandatory military service last August as a public service worker in the Gangnam district office in southern Seoul.

The first woman sued Yoochun of raping her in the bathroom of a private membership bar in Seoul's Gangnam district. The woman dropped her suit later, but she was found to have blackmailed Yoochun of his money.

Aju News Lim Chang-won = cwlim34@ajunews.com 
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