
K-pop star Jung Joon-young jailed for six years for gang rape, spycam crimes
South Korean K-pop singer-songwriter Jung Joon-young was convicted Friday of gang rape, as well as secretly filming and distributing illicit sex videos of his partners, and jailed for six years.
Jung and Choi Jong-hoon, a former member of boy band FT Island, were found guilty of gang-raping two different victims on two occasions in 2016.
Separately, 30-year-old Jung was also convicted of filming himself having sex with other women without their knowledge and sharing the footage 11 times without their consent.
It is the highest-profile example of an epidemic of spycam crimes in South Korea, which have prompted widespread anger and seen women demonstrating in Seoul, chanting: “My life is not your porn”.

Jung distributed his videos in mobile chatrooms with recipients including fellow K-pop star Seungri of BIGBANG, who has been accused of illegal gambling in connection with a sex and drugs scandal.
Jung was jailed for six years and Choi, 29, for five, Yonhap news agency cited the Seoul Central District Court as saying. “Jung and Choi took part in gang rape of victims who were intoxicated and unable to resist,” the verdict said, rejecting the defendants’ claim the sex was consensual. “It is hard to fathom the extent of suffering the victims must have gone through.” The defendants had perceived the victims only as “sexual objects” to be exploited, it added, and “a heavy punishment is inevitable given the gravity of offences”.
Both men broke down in tears when the sentences were announced.
Jung rose to fame in 2014 when he came third in the audition show Super Star K and had a number of solo hits before the scandal emerged in March, when he announced his retirement.
Known as ’molka’, spycam videos are largely made by men secretly filming women in schools, toilets and elsewhere, although the term can also be applied to clandestinely-shot footage of consensual sex. In the conservative South, women who appear in such videos will feel deep shame despite being the victims and face the threat of ostracism and social isolation.
Around 5,500 people were arrested for molka offences last year, 97 per cent of them men, according to police data.
Follow @htshowbiz for more

Rohanpreet Singh cannot get over Neha Kakkar’s ‘hotness’ in glamorous new photos
- Rohanpreet Singh was bowled over by Neha Kakkar's "hotness" in their glamorous new photoshoot together. See pictures here.

Our art reflects reality, which people don’t like: Nawab Gang’s Seshi Roy
_1614831750757_1614831756259.jpg)
Shreya Ghoshal announces pregnancy: 'Need all your love and blessings'
- Singer Shreya Ghoshal has announced her first pregnancy. She is married to Shiladitya M since six years.

When BTS leader RM revealed he sang Tunak Tunak Tun at the age of 14
- BTS leader RM, during a conversation about India, revealed that he was familiar with Daler Mehndi's hit Punjabi track Tunak Tunak Tun and confessed he sang the song in middle school.

Sushant Divgikar: There’s deep rooted homophobia in many institutions in India

Harshdeep Kaur welcomes baby boy, says 'our Junior Singh has arrived'
- Singer Harshdeep Kaur and husband Mankeet Singh have welcomed a son. They had earlier shared several posts trying to guess the baby's gender, wondering if the child would be a 'Singh' or a 'Kaur'.

Armaan Malik: I do not believe in talking about religion or politics on social media

BTS's V drops vlog featuring his workout session, his friend Peakboy and more
- BTS singer V released his vlog on YouTube, which featured a few behind-the-scenes glimpses at his song Snow Flower with Peakboy, his workout session, and more.

BLACKPINK's Rosé solo debut release date out, see teaser poster
- BLACKPINK member Rosé shared posters to confirm that she will make her solo debut on March 12. Her fellow BLACKPINK members Jisoo, Lisa and Jennie extend their support.

I have a renewed zeal in 2021: Tulsi Kumar

BTS singer V ended yoga session with a 'namaste' and Indian fans rejoiced
- BTS singer V left fans in India screaming after he was seen thanking a yoga instructor with a "namaste."

BTS: Jungkook drops JJK1 mixtape spoilers, breaks a VLive record
- BTS singer Jungkook was the talk of the town with his surprise VLive followed by his statements on his upcoming mixtape, dubbed JJK1, on Saturday.
_1614501488154_1614501494817.jpg)
Harshdeep Kaur's baby shower was made perfect by Neeti Mohan. See pics

Shaan hits back at troll who says he has lost his ability to sing
