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(Seoul Economy)
Professional footballer Ki Sung -yong (36, Pohang Steelers) revealed his feelings about winning some of the lawsuit against the juniors who raised suspicions of sexual assault.
Ki Sung -yong said on his social network service (SNS) on the 10th, “I don’t know how time has passed for four years.”
“It was difficult and difficult to prove that there was no fact, but in the end I had a valuable experience that the truth and false revealed reality.”
“It was very difficult and difficult to prove that there was no fact, but I had a valuable experience that the truth and false were revealed,” he said. I told you.
In addition, Ki Sung -yong said, “Thank you very much for all those who believe and support me.”
According to the statement of lawyer Tae Seung -mo (KCL), a lawsuit, the court confirmed that Ki Sung -yong’s suspicion of sexual violence was false in this ruling. The lawyer said, “The court judged that there was no contents of the absurdity of the football world in the press release of their (Ki Sung -yong’s suspicion of sexual violence), and it was focused on exposing the crime of Ki Sung -yong’s sexual violence and the immoral act of appeasement.”
Attorney Tae said, “This decision is deep in that Ki Sung -yong has been able to resolutely respond to the malicious attempts that reveal the truth and undermine the personality of others in the midst of misunderstandings and decisions.” Subsequently, the government also announced that it will continue to respond to malicious slander and false facts for Ki Sung -yong and their families.
Earlier in February 2021, A and B, a soccer team, claimed that they were sexually violent by seniors C and D at an elementary school football club in Jeonnam from January to June 2000. Since then, Ki Sung -yong has been identified as C.
In March of the same year, Ki Sung -yong sued A and B for defamation due to false facts and filed a lawsuit for damages worth 500 million won.
As a result, Mr. A and B filed a lawsuit against Ki Sung -yong’s legal representatives of their revelations as ‘national fraud’, but they lost both the first and second trials.
The 14th part of the Seoul Central District Court (Jung Ha -jeong, Deputy Judge) ruled on September 9 in a lawsuit for damages against Mr. A and B. The Tribunal recognized 100 million won out of 500 million won claimed by Ki Sung -yong.
By Kim Do -yeon, reporter doremi@sedaily.com
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