Jesse, underage fan was assaulted, but did he leave his seat"The perpetrator doesn't know" (Full Story)

Oct 12, 2024

 Jesse, underage fan was assaulted, but did he leave his seat'The perpetrator doesn't know' (Full Story)
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Singer Jessi opened up about the incident in which a fan who requested a photo was assaulted.

Jesse posted a message on his personal account on the 12th, "I sincerely apologize for causing concern to many people by reporting on a recent assault incident involving me."

He said of the situation at the time, `While I was having a personal meeting with an acquaintance recently, the victim, a fan of mine, asked me for a photo, but I politely refused twice because it was late at night, and at that moment, I was suddenly assaulted by someone I saw for the first time that day", he explained.



Jesse says he feels extremely sorry for my fans, regardless of the circumstances, for such unforeseen damage and feels moral responsibility"Since the incident occurred, my agency and I have contacted the victim's mother and are working to ensure that the victim quickly finds the perpetrator, receives an apology and compensation, and that the perpetrator receives reasonable punishment."

Finally, we earnestly ask you to refrain from reflecting only one-sided claims or reporting based on speculation in relation to this case," he said.



 Jesse, underage fan was assaulted, but did he leave his seat'The perpetrator doesn't know' (Full Story)
photo source = presented SNS account
According to the previous day's JTBC 'Case Team Leader', the victim A is an 18-year-old minor, and he was suddenly assaulted by Jesse and his party after finding Jesse in an alley on his way to a convenience store in Apgujeong, Seoul, early on the 29th of last month.

According to the crime prevention camera footage of the situation at the time, a man near Jessi approached A roughly. When Jesse grabbed the man's arm and held him, another man standing next to him began punching A. When the assault occurred, Jesse appeared to be embarrassed at first, but left the scene without taking any further action.



Mr. A said "I went to take a picture because I was a fan of Jessi, but Jessi said 'No', 'I'm sorry', so I was going to go, but one person walked from the side. The person hit him in the face from behind. "It's a person, but (Jessi) didn't do much. I don't know if he ran away because he didn't want to get involved, but he was very disappointed," he said of the situation at the time.

 Jesse, underage fan was assaulted, but did he leave his seat'The perpetrator doesn't know' (Full Story)
photo source=JTBC"Caption"Capture of the video.
A's mother visited Jesse's agency on the day of the incident, and the agency explained that she did not know him at all and was a Chinese acquaintance of a close producer. It is known that the perpetrator is not currently in Korea.

Later, when A sent a complaint message to the producer, the male acquaintance, the producer apologized, but Jesse did not know the person who assaulted him at all and was not involved in this. You shouldn't keep contacting the presentation and threatening him. He sent me an answer. Mr. A "I'm so traumatized after being assaulted. I hope the man gets caught as soon as possible" he appealed. The police reportedly received the case and asked the producer, the male acquaintance, to attend.



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