Famous YouTuber Kim Yong-ho Accused of Sexual Assault... Busan Haeundae Police Station Requests Appearance

Famous YouTuber Kim Yong-ho. [Image source=YouTube capture]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Kim Yong-ho, a former journalist turned famous YouTuber known as ‘Yeonye-bujang’ on YouTube, is reportedly under police investigation after being accused of sexual assault.

The Women and Youth Division of the Busan Haeundae Police Station announced on the 27th that they have requested Kim Yong-ho to appear for questioning.

According to the police, the victim, Ms. A, filed a complaint against Kim in late September at the Busan Haeundae Police Station, stating that “in July 2019, at a restaurant in Haeundae-gu, I was sexually assaulted by Kim.”

Along with the complaint, Ms. A submitted a video recorded at the time as evidence. The video is known to have been filmed by an accompanying person present during the incident.

Ms. A’s legal representative stated, “Kim’s behavior at the time was excessive, which led the accompanying person to record the video as evidence. It took two years to decide to file the complaint because Kim is a public figure, and the victim feared retaliation.”

The video shows Kim embracing Ms. A and attempting to kiss her.

It is also reported that the video includes scenes where Kim tries to touch parts of Ms. A’s body, and she rejects him.

Some parts of the video have been confirmed to be spreading on YouTube.

The police have completed questioning the victim Ms. A and the accompanying person who recorded the video, and have sent a summons to Kim.

Kim Yong-ho had been active on his personal YouTube channel and the Garosero Research Institute, but in August he announced he would suspend his YouTube activities, saying, “I realized there is another monster inside me.”

Since then, he recently expressed his intention to “return soon” through his YouTube channel.

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