Police quiz comedian Yoo Sang-moo over alleged rape

By Bahk Eun-ji

Police will question comedian Yoo Sang-moo over the alleged rape of his girlfriend, reports said Wednesday.

The woman, whose identity was withheld, told police the comedian raped her at 3 a.m. Wednesday, at a motel in Gangnam, Seoul. The woman called police five hours later to withdraw her statement, but a public defender was assigned to her.

Police said the two were drunk and Yoo denied the allegation at the scene, saying his girlfriend refused to have sex.

Koen Stars, Yoo’s agency, said: “Yoo’s girlfriend reported it to police as a joke while they were drunk.”

But police said they had to examine the case once it was reported.