B.A.P Himchan Faces Another Sexual Crime During Forced Molestation Trial... Victim's Side "No Settlement"

Third Sexual Crime... Admitted All Charges in Trial

Former boy group B.A.P member Himchan (real name Kim Himchan, 33) was found to have committed another sexual crime while being tried for forced molestation charges.

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The Criminal Division 12 of the Seoul Western District Court (Chief Judge Kwon Seong-su) held the first trial on the 24th for Himchan, who was indicted on charges of rape, illegal filming using a camera under the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, and obscene acts using communication media.

According to the prosecution, Himchan is accused of raping a victim whom he had taken home in May of last year, illegally filming her, and then sending obscene materials during contact with the victim in June. May of last year was during the period when Himchan was being tried for a previous forced molestation case he had committed earlier.

Himchan was first brought to trial in April 2019 for allegedly sexually molesting a woman in her 20s at a pension in Namyangju in July 2018, and was sentenced to 10 months in prison in the first trial in February 2021. He was also sentenced to 10 months in prison and detained in court during the appeal trial held in February this year, the same as the first trial.

It was additionally revealed that in April of last year, Himchan sexually molested two intoxicated women on the external stairs of a pub in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, and was indicted in October of the same year. Furthermore, in April of this year, it was disclosed that he was under police investigation for another sexual crime separate from the two previous molestation cases, and the specific charges were revealed through this trial.

At the trial, Himchan appeared wearing a blue prison uniform and admitted to all the criminal charges. The victim’s lawyer who attended the trial stated that the victim has no intention of reaching a settlement with Himchan.

Himchan’s second forced molestation case was scheduled for a first trial verdict on the 8th of next month, but the sentencing is expected to be postponed as Himchan’s side requested to consolidate it with the current rape case.

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