'Young women are speaking out'
The allegations involving some of the biggest stars of the K-pop world have become a growing scandal. When we investigated the issue earlier this year, lawyer Cha Mee-kyung described these rapes as "hidden crimes". I was told women did not want to come forward out of shame, and fear they would be judged - rather than their attackers. Take this chat-room reaction to today's sentence as an example. "This is rather too much for this type of crime. These women were not kidnapped on the street, but followed the handsome singers." But young women are realising that together, they do have a voice. In protests and marches they are speaking out. Thanks to them, things are changing. Two K-pop stars who joked about gang-raping women with their friends are now behind bars. At the very least, this horrific crime - which has taken place in the shadows of South Korean society - has been dragged into the light. The case against the two was discovered during a separate police investigation into K-pop superstar Seungri - who was reportedly a member of Jung's group chat. Seungri, whose boyband Big-bang have sold more than 140 million records, has been charged with supplying prostitutes to potential business investors. Police reportedly found Jung's videos while investigating that case.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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