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‘Squid Game’ Actor Found Guilty of Sexual Misconduct
Oh Young-soo, who portrayed a contestant in the Netflix drama, was given a suspended sentence. He was found guilty of indecent assault.
The South Korean actor Oh Young-soo, center, arriving for a court hearing in Seongnam, South Korea, in 2023.Credit...Ahn Young-Joon/Associated Press
March 15, 2024Updated 5:51 a.m. ET
A South Korean court on Friday convicted Oh Young-soo, an actor who won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of a contestant in the Netflix survival drama “Squid Game,” of indecent assault.
A district court judge in Seongnam, a city southeast of Seoul, found Mr. Oh guilty of inappropriately hugging an actress, holding her hand and kissing her cheek in 2017.
Mr. Oh, 79, was given an eight-month suspended sentence and ordered to attend 40 hours of classes on sexual violence. Mr. Oh, who had publicly denied the charge, told reporters after the verdict that he planned to appeal.