Veteran actor
O Yeong-su,
known globally for his role in the series "Squid Game,"
has
been indicted by South Korean prosecutors for allegedly inappropriately touching a woman, the news agency reported today. Yonhap agency.
The Suwon District Prosecutor's Office (south of Seoul) yesterday formalized the accusation against O, who was denounced by a woman who claims that the actor touched her inappropriately in mid-2017.
The
alleged victim reported the case in December last year
to the Police, who ended up closing it last April without filing any charges against O, 78 years old.
However, the prosecution decided to reopen it and investigate the actor, who has denied the accusations during the proceedings.
O began his acting career in the 1960s, primarily in the theater, where he has worked in hundreds of Korean and Western classical theater plays.
He later joined the National Theater Company of Korea before having occasional roles in film or television.
At the end of 2021
, he became known globally by playing Oh Il-nam, the oldest contestant in the macabre competition on which the Netflix series
'Squid game'
focuses
.
This work earned him the Golden Globe for best supporting actor this year.
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