Crown J indicted for assault and coercion

Crown J [FlyBoy Entertainment]

Hip-hop artist Crown J has been indicted in just less than two weeks of receiving a suspended jail term for smoking marijuana, this time on charges of assault and coercion.

The Seoul Central Prosecutors' Office said Tuesday that Crown J and three others have been charged of assaulting Crown J's former manager, identified only by his last name Suh, and forcing him to turn over his yacht.

Police had booked Crown J for the offense in early March, when Suh stepped forward to accuse the artist of physically attacking him in August of last year and forcing him to write a contract saying he will give him his yacht worth 100 million won, equivalent to nearly 100,000 dollars.

Crown J had made the move because Suh failed to repay a bank loan of around 200 million won he had received, under guarantee of Crown J, to set up a talent agency, prosecutors said.

Nonetheless, prosecutors recognized the offense based on a diagnosis on his injuries, testimony by a testifier saying that he saw the injury on Suh when he handed over yacht-related documents and Suh having been consistent with his claims.

Kim, who debuted in Korea in 2006, gained popularity the following year after releasing his song "I Will Take Her Away" combined with his appearance in make-believe reality show "We Got Married" where he played the husband of solo songstress Seo In-young.

However, on June 9, a court handed him an eight-month jail term suspended by two years, along with 80 hours of community service and a 7,500 won fine for smoking marijuana in the U.S.

※ Any copying, republication or redistribution of 10Asia's content is expressly prohibited without prior consent of 10Asia. Copyright infringement is subject to criminal and civil penalties.

Reporter : Kim Myung-hyun eighteen@
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@