In an exclusive report from Chosun.com on April 24, it was revealed that Yoo In Suk — the former CEO of Yuri Holdings and Seungri’s business partner — admitted to police that prostitutes were called for a Japanese investor [in December 2015] and that there was payment for sexual services rendered.

Seungri and Yoo In Suk were both called in for questioning by the police on April 23 regarding suspicions of them mediating prostitution. Specifically, they were questioned about the Japanese investor and his accompanying party of seven to nine that visited Korea in December 2015.

Prior to April 23, both Seungri and Yoo In Suk maintained that there was no provision of prostitution services. However, when police showed Yoo In Suk records of a transaction between him and a woman who manages prostitutes, he said “I’m sorry” and admitted to the allegations.

Seungri is maintaining that he was not involved in any prostitution mediation. When police stated that Seungri paid (30 million won; approximately $25,900) for the hotel where the investor was hosted with prostitutes with a YG Entertainment company card, Seungri acknowledged doing so, but said, “It wasn’t to provide prostitution services.” He explained that he received good hospitality from the investor while abroad and that he wanted to return the favor by paying for his stay in Korea. He said, “I didn’t know there was any prostitution.”

A source from YG responded to reports of Seungri using a company card to pay for the Japanese investor’s hotel, saying, “Personal expenses [put on the card] not related to Seungri’s work were paid by Seungri.”

Meanwhile, police are still investigating whether there was prostitution at Seungri’s birthday party in Palawan in December 2017. A source from Seungri’s side previously stated that the payment to the female escorts was solely for travel expenses, and the escorts corroborated, saying that any sexual activity was voluntary and that they were only paid for travel expenses.

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The “trips between friends” that were taken by Jung Joon Young, Choi Jong Hoon, Seungri, and more may have led to criminal activity.

On April 24, Seoul Shinmun obtained a copy of Jung Joon Young’s indictment. According to the indictment document, Jung Joon Young is being charged with illegally filming sexual activity 9 times and illegally sharing the videos in KakaoTalk group chatrooms 14 times. This is three more times than the police had previously revealed.

Seoul Shinmun’s report focused on the trip that Jung Joon Young and Seungri took to Taiwan in December 2015. At the time, the two were photographed by local media outlets going on their trip in secret, but it was portrayed as merely a trip between friends. However, Jung Joon Young illegally filmed sexual activity at the hotel during the trip and shared the video in the group chatroom on December 11, 2015.

The police are also investigating Seungri’s comment in the group chatroom on December 6, 2015, where he told people to prepare escorts for Taiwanese customers at a Gangnam club. Seungri is also being investigated by the police concerning suspicions of prostitution mediation at his birthday party in the Philippines.

Similar suspicions have been aroused for domestic trips as well. Channel A reported that women were sexually assaulted during a trip taken by Jung Joon Young, Choi Jong Hoon, and other group chatroom members to a resort in Gangwon Province in January 2016.

During this trip, Burning Sun employee “Kim” illegally filmed other people’s sexual activity and shared the videos in the group chatroom. “Kim” is being charged with 9 counts of illegal filming and 11 counts of illegal sharing. He has also been accused of rape in an incident that took place at a resort in the United States in April 2016.

According to Seoul Shinmun, Jung Joon Young is being investigated for suspicions of multiple-perpetrator sexual assault in Gangwon Province in January and November 2016.

Jung Joon Young’s preparatory hearing will reportedly take place on May 10.

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