| Jung Joon-young arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Thursday morning, to attend a hearing on charges of secretly filming sex videos of women he slept with and sharing them with friends on a mobile chatroom. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
A Seoul court issued a warrant on Thursday to arrest Jung Joon-young, a singer and TV personality, on charges of secretly filming sex videos of women and sharing them with friends on a mobile chat.
Jung, 30, is accused of recording sex videos of about 10 women he slept with and uploading them on a KakaoTalk messenger chat room to share them with other entertainers, including Seungri, a member of K-pop boy band BIGBANG.
Seungri has also been under probe over the sex tapes and a slew of other charges that include arranging escort services for prospective investors.
| Jung Joon-young is questioned by reporters upon his arrival to attend a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, Thursday, to decide whether to arrest him over allegations that he illegally shared sexually explicit videos of women filmed without their knowledge or consent in online group chats.. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul |
At a court hearing held earlier in the day, Jung admitted to his wrongdoings.
"I am sorry. I made a big and inexcusable mistake, and I admit my guilt," the 30-year-old, with teary eyes, read from a note. "I will accept the court decision without a battle.
"I apologize to the ladies who have suffered because of me. I will live my days repenting for the sins."
Police are also probing Jung and a few others in the nightclub business over allegations of cozy ties between them and police, with a ranking police officer suspected of having helped them cover up their illicit acts in the past.
President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered a thorough investigation into the snowballing drug and sex scandal involving K-pop stars including Seungri. (Yonhap)