Actor Jo Min Ki, who appeared in Scarlet's drama Ryoheyo, was quashed from sexually harassing a female student at Cheongju University on February 20.
The actor was dismissed from his position after being investigated and declared guilty, but all this started by a user of the university who said that the actor sexually harassed a student from previous years.
The publication of that user was eliminated after what happened and the company of Jo Min Ki, Will Entertainment told that they are talking with him to know if this is true.
Days later, the stage actress Song Ha Neul wrote a post on her personal Facebook account, describing the sexual harassment that Jo Min Ki had inflicted on her students.
Below is the translation of Song Ha Neul's publication:
"I'm a rookie actress who recently debuted after graduating in theater at Cheongju University."
"I tried to forget about the past, but after reading the official statement that said Jo Min Ki feels hurt, I could no longer contain my anger. The things that my friends and I, along with many other students, have endured over the past few years are not 'rumors without victims' or 'invented conspiracy theories'. "
"I'm not a fool who can not differentiate between breath and sexual abuse. The things that my colleagues and I clearly went through were sexual harassment. I was so afraid to introduce myself and I am still afraid at this moment, but if this controversy subsides, there will be more victims who will live with fear like me. That's why I'm gathering the courage to write this publication. "
"In 2013, when I entered university, my superiors warned me to be careful with Professor Jo Min Ki. His sexual harassment was an open secret within our department. But for these theater students who aspire to be actresses, Professor Jo Min Ki had a lot of power and nobody could complain or denounce. He was a "king" on our campus because he was a celebrity and a successful actor. "
"Professor Jo Min Ki had an officetel near the campus. When he was going to give lectures several times a week, he always called his students to his officetel at night. These young students could not refuse because he said they would have to talk about 'acting' and 'auditioning'. So they went to his office and they would drink with him. "
"People always asked us why we could not just say no or avoid the situation, but if we refused to go, he kept calling us, our elders and our friends. We had no choice but to go to his officetel. Since we did not want to go alone, we often asked our compañeras to go with us. Going with a friend was the only solution. "
"When my friend and I went to his office, he told us to stay for the night. We told him we would go home, but he insisted until the end and told us to get ready to go to bed. He even gave us toothbrushes and clothes to change us. "
"My friend and I went to the bathroom and we did not know what to do. We turned on the tap to make sure he could not hear us talking. We did not know how to escape from the situation. When we left the bathroom, Professor Jo Min Ki forced us to get into his bed. We tried to resist, but he was very strong. "
"Then he climbed on top of me and said, 'This is expensive,' while I put lotion on my face. I felt so helpless and could not make any sound because my mind went blank. After that, he got between my friend and me. He stroked our arms, looked at our faces and put his hand on our waists. I had chills down my spine every time I did, but I could not do anything. I snuggled up and lay awake, waiting for him to go to sleep. I calmed my breath so he would not wake up. Once the sun began to rise, my friend and I went secretly from his office and went home. I could not sleep that night. "
"Once, Professor Jo Min Ki called me at his officetel, so I went with my boyfriend. Since my boyfriend has a low level of tolerance to alcohol, he fell asleep first. I was so afraid that something would happen and I felt that no one could help me. Professor Jo Min Ki started talking about my sexual relationship with my boyfriend, and asked me questions like: 'How is it?' And 'How often do they do it per week?'. I felt so embarrassed, but I could only force a laugh. "
"I kept pinching myself so as not to get drunk." After a while, Professor Jo Min Ki got drunk and started to go to his bed, so I tried to wake up my boyfriend, but he did not get up. Professor Jo Min Ki called me to his bed and suddenly began to touch my chest. When I jumped back in shock, he laughed as he said: 'They are much smaller than I had thought'. I got so angry that I took my boyfriend from the office. When I saw Professor Jo Min Ki the next day at school, he pretended that nothing happened. "
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