Oh Yeong-su of 'Squid Game' jailed, suspended. Here's why
Squid Game" star Oh Yeong-su has been sentenced to eight-month jail term. He has also been suspended for two years.
The Seongnam branch of the Suwon District Court sentenced O to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, as well as 40 hours of attendance at a sexual violence treatment programme, the court official said by telephone, as per a report in Reuters.
The 79-year-old actor, who was charged with two counts of sexual harassment in 2017, had denied the accusations. As he was leaving the court, O told reporters he planned to appeal against the decision. He has seven days to appeal or the ruling will be upheld, Reuters reported.
O was indicted in 2022 and prosecutors had previously sought a sentence of one year in prison, according to media reports. Womenlink, a women's rights group in South Korea, welcomed the ruling and urged O to apologise to the victim.
O won best supporting actor in television at the Golden Globes for his role in «Squid Game» in 2022, becoming the first South Korean to snatch the award. He played the elderly character Oh II-nam, one of the main antagonists of the first season. The controversy over the accusations of sexual harassment saw him dropping out of an upcoming film in South Korea.
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