Counterattack on Sexual Assault Allegations... Ki Sung-yueng's Side Appears for Complainant Investigation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Soccer player Ki Sung-yueng (32, FC Seoul) is scheduled to appear at the police station to undergo a complainant investigation after allegations of sexual violence during his elementary school years surfaced, prompting legal action.

According to the police on the 31st, Ki Sung-yueng's side will appear at the Seoul Seocho Police Station around 3 p.m. to undergo the complainant investigation. However, a police official stated, "It is not yet confirmed whether Ki Sung-yueng himself will appear."

Earlier, on the 22nd, Ki Sung-yueng initiated legal action by filing a criminal complaint and a civil lawsuit against those who raised the sexual violence allegations. Song Sang-yeop, a lawyer from the law firm Seopyeong representing Ki Sung-yueng, said in a press release, "We have filed a criminal complaint against C and D, who claim to have been sexually assaulted by Ki Sung-yueng, to hold them criminally responsible, and have also filed a civil lawsuit seeking 500 million won in damages."

C and D revealed through lawyer Park Ji-hoon on the 24th of last month that they were sexually assaulted by seniors A and B while playing on the soccer team at an elementary school in Jeonnam from January to June 2000, and Ki Sung-yueng was identified as player A.

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