It was at the end of November 2022 when the news came to light that actor O Yeong-su, known for his role in the series The Squid Game, had been formally charged by the South Korean prosecutor’s office for allegedly touching inappropriately. to a woman in 2017. Now, the court has ruled that the interpreter is guilty and he has been sentenced to a suspended sentence of eight months in prison.
The 79-year-old interpreter is known for playing Oh Il-nam in the renowned Netflix series, a production in which he wore the number 001 on his green tracksuit. This Friday, the Suwon District Court ( south of Seoul) considered that the victim’s story is consistent and therefore sentenced O Yeong-su to undergo a program for stalkers for 40 hours. On the other hand, he has been sentenced to eight months in prison, which is suspended for two years. If during this time he does not commit any crime, he will not have to go to prison.
The court assured that what the victim reported “is not something that can be invented.” The victim reported the case in December 2021 to the police, who ended up closing it in April 2022. However, the prosecutor’s office decided to reopen it and investigate the interpreter. He is now convicted of having hugged and kissed a woman on the cheek between August and September 2017 during a theater tour, for which the Prosecutor’s Office requested a year in prison. The interpreter has denied the charges from the beginning.
The actor won the Golden Globe in 2022 for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for his role as player 001 in The Squid Game. It was on September 17, 2021 when Netflix premiered the series, which was going to make history and break all existing records. Written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, it chronicled the children’s games faced by 456 players in economic difficulties in South Korea.
The production became the most watched series on the entertainment platform, with more than 142 million viewers around the world. The fiction brought its main actors to recognition around the world, among them O Yeong-su. Now the actor, who began his professional career in the 60s, faces a conviction for abuse of a woman.
