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| Kang Ji-hwan |
According to the Gwangju Police Station, Kang raped one woman and molested another after the three drank together at his home, Tuesday.
Kang allegedly had dinner with employees of his agency and subcontractor companies earlier and came home with the two women to continue drinking. The two women were workers at the agency's subcontractor.
One of the victims told police they went to sleep in a separate room from Kang's after they finished drinking. She said when she woke up, she witnessed Kang raping her colleague so she screamed, adding that he stopped at that point. She said she woke up with her clothes pulled off and thought she had been harassed as well, according to police.
The victim added Kang locked them in the room and fell asleep, so she sent a text message to her friend in Seoul to call the police at 9:41 p.m. The police went to Kang's house and detained him following the women's testimony.
During the investigation, Kang claimed that he remembers drinking with the two women but can't remember what happened afterward, adding he woke up in the women's room.
Kang was still heavily drunk when the police arrived, so they took him to the station and continued questioning him Wednesday afternoon.
Police said the victims underwent tests to check for signs of sexual assault but it will take a week for the results to be confirmed.
Kang starred in the soap opera "Joseon Survival" currently airing on TV Chosun. The broadcaster said later in the day that the drama will not be aired this week, and it will further discuss whether to continue releasing subsequent episodes with the production company, Huayibrothers Korea, which is also Kang's management agency.
