Woman admits false charges against Lee
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Lee Jin-wook
A woman in her 30s who accused actor Lee Jin-wook of sexual assault on July 14 admitted Tuesday that her accusations were false, according to the Suseo Police in Seoul.
According to the police, the woman had initially accused the actor of sexually assaulting her after she drank with him at his apartment on July 12 after their first meeting. But she changed her story and claimed that their intercourse was consensual.
Due to the woman's confession, Lee is likely to be cleared of the charges.
Lee had strongly denied the allegations, claiming the act was consensual. He filed a countersuit against the woman for defamation.
The police said they found circumstantial evidence that threw the charges into question in the process of their investigation, yet continued the investigation to collect more evidence. The woman's legal representatives resigned on July 23, when it became clear her accusations were false.
The woman and Lee were both summoned for questioning and were given a lie detector test.