In late January, 2019, Kim Sang-kyo, a Burning Sun patron, reported that he had been attacked by club security when he had attempted to intervene in the assault of a woman whom it has been alleged had been drugged with the \u201cdate-rape\u201d drug GHB.<\/p>\n
Kim was himself initially booked by police for assaulting the woman, but was cleared after allegations surfaced that some members of the Burning Sun management were routinely drugging and assaulting women at the club.<\/p>\n
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A subsequent investigation found that Lee was a member of an internet chatroom where videos were shared of men having sex with women, some of whom were unconscious.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Two members of the chat room, both K-pop musicians, have since been convicted of conspiring in the sexual assault of a woman who was incapable of resisting, and of filming women against their will.<\/p>\n
‘Room for Doubt’<\/h2>\n
Lee had been due to begin his military service last March, but successfully applied to have enlistment postponed by six months while the investigation was ongoing.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors sought to arrest Lee in January, but the courts refused, saying there was room for doubt around his guilt — which the military court will now decide on.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will work with the Prosecutors\u2019 Office to have a fair and consistent trial,\u201d the Military Manpower Administration said last month. \u201cWe will consider civil court results and progress in the case in conducting the trial.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former K-pop idol Seungri, has joined the army. The fallen idol was recently indicted by Korean authorities following accusations that he procured prostitutes for business clients at his scandal-ridden nightclub, Burning Sun. In addition, he has been charged with embezzlement from Burning Sun and with illegal gambling in a foreign country. Since conscription laws in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":129373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,3313],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Seungri Conscripted, Military Court to Decide Illegal Gambling Charges<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n