A Japanese girl has been charged with sexual assault for “unexpectedly kissing” BTS member Jin throughout a fan occasion, South Korean prosecutors stated Monday.
The Seoul Japanese District Prosecutors’ Workplace stated it indicted the girl final Wednesday on fees of sexual harassment with out bodily detention.
The girl, who’s in her 50s, is accused of kissing Jin, whose actual title is Kim Seok-jin, on the cheek throughout a “free hug” occasion attended by about 1,000 followers on June 13 final yr, a day after the singer was discharged from his navy obligation.
Video of Jin’s startled response sparked on-line controversy, prompting an web consumer to file a grievance.
Police initially suspended the investigation in March, saying it might take important time for the girl, who lives abroad, to seem for questioning.
Nonetheless, she not too long ago entered South Korea and voluntarily offered herself to police, permitting the case to proceed to prosecutors.
