Netflix Stayed Quiet On ‘Squid Game’ Star’s Sexual Harassment Charges
Major media outlets such as the New York Times and Entertainment Weekly reported on Oh Young-soo’s scandal.
The New York Times reported on March 15th that Oh Young-soo, who won the Golden Globe Award for the Netflix series “Squid Game,” was convicted of forced sexual harassment in a Korean court.
Meanwhile, Entertainment Weekly reported that Netflix did not respond to their request for a comment on the scandal.
Previously, Judge Jeong Yeon-joo of Seongnam Branch Criminal Chamber 6 at the Suwon District Court sentenced Oh Young-soo to eight months in prison and two years of probation and ordered him to complete a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program.
Oh Young-soo is accused of hugging and kissing woman A on the cheek despite her resistance on a mountain climbing trail in Daegu in mid-2017.
At the time, the prosecution explained that the defendant made the victim feel frustrated as he apologized to her in a text message, saying she was like a daughter to him. In his final statement, Oh Young-soo said, “It is hard and painful to be in court like this. It is disastrous and my whole life seems to be collapsing.” Oh Young-soo denied the allegations and said he would appeal them.
