"I Am Solo" Contestant in His 30s Receives Suspended Sentence for Sexual Assault on Appeal

Sentenced to 1 Year and 6 Months in Prison, Suspended for 3 Years
Charged with Sexual Assault of Woman in Her 20s Last June
Previous Appearances on Variety Shows Including "I Am Solo"

A male contestant who appeared on the dating reality show "I Am Solo" has received a suspended prison sentence for sexual assault in the appellate court as well.

The Seoul High Court's Criminal Division 14-1 (Presiding Judges Lee Hyungkeun, Lee Hyunwoo, and Jung Kyungkeun) on May 7 sentenced Mr. Park (36), who was tried on charges of quasi-rape, to one year and six months in prison, suspended for three years, the same as the sentence handed down in the first trial.

The court also ordered him to complete 40 hours of sexual violence treatment lectures and imposed a five-year restriction on employment at institutions related to children, adolescents, and persons with disabilities.

Court. Yonhap News.

Mr. Park was indicted and detained in July last year on charges of sexually assaulting a woman in her 20s, who was intoxicated, in a parking lot in Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, in the early morning hours of June last year.

On September last year, the first trial court found Mr. Park guilty, but imposed a suspended sentence, noting that he admitted his crime and showed remorse, and had reached a settlement with the victim, who no longer wished to pursue punishment.

The prosecution appealed, arguing that the first trial's sentence was too lenient. However, the appellate court rejected the appeal, stating, "It is difficult to conclude that the lower court's sentencing was outside the reasonable scope of its discretion."

Mr. Park had previously appeared on "I Am Solo" and "I Am Solo: Love Continues," which aired on SBS Plus and ENA.

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