'Sexual Assault of a Minor' Ko Young-wook Resumes SNS Activity: "I Will Live Communicating with the World"

In 2015, Released After Serving 2 Years and 6 Months in Prison

Photo by Go Young-wook, SNS capture.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Ko Young-wook, a former member of the group Loolla who wore an electronic ankle bracelet due to charges of sexually assaulting and molesting minors, has announced plans to communicate by opening a social networking service (SNS) account.

On the 12th, Ko Young-wook posted on his SNS, starting with "Hello, this is Ko Young-wook."

He said, "A long time has passed before I could greet you again. I have spent nearly 9 years in isolation, but as long as I am alive, I cannot continue living like this, so now I cautiously want to communicate with the world" and "I will always reflect and strive to become a better person."

Photo by Go Young-wook, SNS capture.

Ko Young-wook then posted a second message on SNS. The post included a photo of singer Shin Jung-hwan and his mother taken in 1994. He wrote, "Some people were worried about my mother, so I am posting a photo of my mother in her younger days that Jung-hwan hyung sent recently."

He added, "Although she went through many painful times because of me, fortunately, she is living healthily with her companion dogs. I will gradually share recent photos of my mother in good health as well."

Ko Young-wook, a former member of the popular 1990s group Loolla, was arrested and prosecuted for sexually assaulting and forcibly molesting three minors a total of four times from July 2010 to December last year at his officetel and car in Seoul.

Ultimately, in December 2013, the Supreme Court confirmed a prison sentence of 2 years and 6 months for Ko Young-wook. It also ordered the public disclosure of his personal information for 5 years and the attachment of an electronic tracking device (electronic ankle bracelet) for 3 years.

Subsequently, Ko Young-wook was released from Seoul Southern Prison in July 2015 after serving his sentence with the electronic ankle bracelet. At that time, Ko Young-wook apologized, saying, "I am sorry for causing trouble as a celebrity who should be a role model."

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