Entertainer sentenced to 5 years in jail for sexual assault

A Seoul district court has sentenced entertainer and singer Goh Young-uk to five years in jail and assigned an electronic anklet for another 10 years for sexually assaulting teens on a number of occasions.

In addition, the details of the crimes he committed will be posted as public information for seven years. This is the first time that a popular celebrity has been ordered to wear an electronic anklet.

“The accused used his position as a celebrity to coerce minors into having sex,” the ruling judge said. “Despite the fact that he settled some of the cases out of court, his actions deserve severe punitive actions.”

Goh’s crime dates back to 2010 when he sexually abused a 13-year-old and 17-year-old girls in his apartment.

What is astonishing is that he committed another similar offense against a 13-year-old even as he was undergoing investigation for his sexual crimes at the end of last year.