”Physical 100” rugby player suspected of sexually assaulting and secretly filming his girlfriend...Sentence reduced in second trial = South Korea

Mr. Jang, a performer on the popular variety show "Physical 100" and a former national rugby player who was accused of threatening and sexually assaulting his girlfriend in South Korea, has been sentenced to suspended sentence by an appeals court.
He was released. On the 11th, the 9th Criminal Division of the Seoul High Court held an appeal hearing for Jang, 32, who is suspected of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (rape, etc.).
The trial was overturned and he was sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for five years. The sentence of completing an 80-hour sexual assault treatment program and forfeiting one of the confiscated cell phones was upheld.
The court said that although the defendant confessed to the suspicions, he consistently denied the facts of the prosecution in the main trial, saying, ``After hearing the victim's statement,
However, it is difficult to conclude that this part of the prosecution is guilty based on the defendant's confession.'' Also, consider that the victim does not wish to be punished and that the video footage has not been leaked to outside parties.
He added that he did. Mr. Jang was arrested and charged with allegedly threatening his girlfriend with a deadly weapon and sexually assaulting her at his home in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, as well as filming her with a camera.
Previously, the court of first instance said, ``The crime in this case falls under the category of so-called 'date violence,' and the crime was committed in a state where complex emotions were exploding within the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim, and there were no consequences.
"In many cases, the situation is serious," he said, calling for strict measures to be taken. Meanwhile, Mr. Chan appeared on Netflix's popular sports variety show "Physical 100."