'Giseyong Sexual Assault Allegation' Whistleblower: "If Immoral Behavior Continues, I Will Reveal Evidence"

Former national team professional soccer player Ki Sung-yueng. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Juhee] Those who claimed to have been sexually assaulted by soccer player Ki Sung-yueng (32, FC Seoul) during their elementary school years have stated that they "have secured clear evidence" and expressed their intention to disclose the evidence.

Park Jihoon, a lawyer from the law firm Hyun representing the alleged victims, said in a press release on the 26th, "These pieces of evidence will, in principle, only be submitted to the player himself or his affiliated club to protect Ki Sung-yueng's minimum dignity. However, if the immoral behavior of Ki Sung-yueng's side continues, we may have no choice but to disclose them."

Earlier, on the 24th, Lawyer Park released a statement revealing that Mr. C and Mr. D, former soccer players, were sexually assaulted by senior players A and B from January to June 2000 while playing on the soccer team at an elementary school in Jeonnam.

According to Lawyer Park, perpetrator A is a star player who recently joined a prestigious club in the metropolitan area and is a former national team member, while the other perpetrator B had a brief professional career and is currently a visiting professor at a university in the Gwangju area.

Subsequently, Ki Sung-yueng was identified as perpetrator A, and his agency immediately denied the allegations and announced a strong response. Ki Sung-yueng himself also denied the sexual assault allegations in a post on his Instagram on the 25th, stating, "The reported article is unrelated to me. Such an incident never happened."

Meanwhile, Lawyer Park acknowledged that Mr. C and Mr. D, who claimed to be victims of sexual assault, were also alleged to have been perpetrators of school violence during their middle school years.

Lawyer Park said, "Mr. C and Mr. D fully admit to the school violence they committed in 2004 and sincerely apologize to the victims. However, thorough investigations confirmed that both Mr. C and Mr. D received strict disciplinary actions and punishments," dismissing this as unrelated to the essence of the current matter.