Drugs and same-sex sexual assault shame can't handle...Yoo Ah-in, a crybaby → Will he be sentenced to four years in prison

Dec 25, 2024

Drugs and same-sex sexual assault shame can't handle...Yoo Ah-in, a crybaby → Will he be sentenced to four years in prison



Actor Yoo Ah-in appealed for mercy with tears.

On the 24th, a decision-making was held for a toddler arrested on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act at the Seoul High Court's Criminal Department 5 (Chief Judge Kwon Soon-hyung Ahn Seung-hoon and Shim Seung-woo).

On this day, the prosecution demanded four years in prison, a fine of 2 million won, and a fine of 1.54 million won for infants.




Yoo Ah-in apologizes to those who are disappointed and hurt by me. I deeply reflect on all my wrongdoings. I gave my parents who gave me to the world a wound that I couldn't wash. I was disappointed and hurt by many people who sent me infinite trust and cared for me with my generous love. It was self-harm, betrayal, and a crime. I deeply reflect on all my wrongdoings,' he apologized.

He became an actor at the age of 18 and it was time to find myself, not my first role in 20 years. It's still hard to handle the shame and guilt. I appreciate the opportunity for reflection that I have never had before, and I will do my best to correct and recover"Wept.

Yoo Ah-in's lawyer also said that Yoo Ah-in was one of the representative actors of the Republic of Korea and relied on sleeping anesthetics in the wrong temptation even though he had to show a higher sense of compliance and an exampleEven so, it was severely stressed by the burden of meeting public expectations and the compulsion to maintain popularity. Due to the nature of the job as an actor, mental diseases such as depression were not properly treated, and there was a limit to overcoming sleep disorders only with individual will," he said, appealing for leniency.




Drugs and same-sex sexual assault shame can't handle...Yoo Ah-in, a crybaby → Will he be sentenced to four years in prison
From September 2020 to March 2022, Yoo Ah-in is accused of repeatedly administering medical propofol 181 times under the guise of sleep anesthesia for cosmetic procedures at hospitals in Seoul. He is also accused of illegally buying 1,100 two types of sleeping pills in the name of another person 44 times between May 2021 and August last year, and of smoking hemp three times in the United States in January this year.

The first trial court found him guilty only of habitual drug use and sentenced him to one year in prison. The charges of smoking hemp and destroying evidence teachers were found not guilty, citing a lack of evidence. Accordingly, both the prosecution and Yoo Ah-in filed an appeal for unfair sentencing.

Yoo Ah-in appealed for leniency, saying that he suffered a father's injury during the appeal trial and saying, `There will be no greater punishment.'




Separately, Yoo Ah-in was sued by a man in his 30s for sexual assault in July. However, the police refused to send the prosecution due to lack of evidence.

The sentencing hearing for infants will be held on February 18, 2025.



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