Soojin’s attorney revealed the court’s findings regarding the charges against the former (G)I-DLE member.
Last March, seven months after announcing her departure from (G)I-DLE, Soojin quit CUBE Entertainment following the outcome of the bullying investigation into her.
The conclusions of the investigation were that the justice judged that the people accusing Soojin were not guilty of having lied. This meant that there was no evidence to prove they were lying, although no evidence to the contrary existed either.
On September 8, Choi Seung Hwan of the firm Barun Law LLC, which is the legal representative of the young woman, published an official press release on the subject, in which one can read:
“Early last year, a family member of Ms. Seo’s (Soojin) former middle school classmate revealed on social media that Ms. Seo had painfully harassed her classmate. Regarding these allegations, Ms. Seo responded by saying that she had never engaged in any act of harassment, although she admitted to using hot words when arguing with the former classmate mentioned above. above by telephone.
However, Ms. Seo has never resorted to violence or extorted money or goods from her classmates and therefore is unable to acknowledge these allegations or apologize for the allegations. During her freshman year in middle school, which is when Ms. Seo allegedly painfully harassed her classmates according to the former classmate who made such allegations, Ms. Seo was found “not guilty” by the Autonomous Committee. of the school for the fight against school violence, and it was instead discovered that she had been the victim of bullying perpetrated by her elders.
In middle school, Ms. Seo showed great interest in singing and dancing, but not in schoolwork. She was involved in an incident of school violence but was found not guilty and instead given a warning as she turned out to be a victim. Apart from this incident, she has never been disciplined for school violence.
Ms Seo filed criminal charges against the former classmate who made the allegations on social media, seeking to end the controversy through legal proceedings, but police dropped the charges against him. former student. The police issued such a decision stating that the allegations made by the former classmate may be true in the position of this classmate and also because no intention of fraud was found.
Regarding this case, there is no other evidence confirming the facts of the context other than the contradictory statements made by the parties involved. Under such circumstances, Ms. Seo has come to the conclusion that it is no longer possible for her to verify the claims made about online communities through legal procedures. After discussing it with her legal representative, she decided not to initiate further legal proceedings.
Although Ms. Seo finds herself in a difficult situation to clarify her position, she finds it necessary to take courage and explain her situation, no matter how much her words may seem like an excuse, for the sake of her fans who have shown a continued support as well as those who may have been hurt or offended by his past actions.
Ms. Seo fully understands how emotionally hurt the former classmate must be, whether the allegations are true or not, and she sincerely apologizes to anyone who may have been hurt by the brash words she used. to college. She also apologizes to her fans who support her, and to anyone who may have been disappointed.”
Source: chosun
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