There are many articles about Spire Entertainment’s press conference accusing Omega X member Hwichan as a sex offender. However, in the many articles, the article of ‘Sports Chosun,’ seemed most accurate, so the translation and organized version is in this article. Credit : https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=076&aid=0004123058
Is Omega X sex offender?
Spire Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as Spire), a former agency of the group Omega X, claimed that the perpetrator of the sexual harassment case was not Kang Sung Hee, but member Hwichan.
Spire held a press conference on the Omega X forced harassment case at Sungam Art Hall in Gangnam-gu, Seoul on the 19th. At the scene, Hwang Sung Woo, Spire’s CEO and Kang Sung Hee’s husband, and Kim Tae Woo, a lawyer under the law firm Jeha, who is serving as legal representative attended.
On this day, Spire claimed that the victim of the forced harassment case was Kang Sung Hee, not Omega X members.
CEO Hwang explained the situation at the time, saying, “The members, who were confirmed to be in the military drank alcohol with me, and Kang Sung Hee remained in the office until late in preparation for the tour. Hwichan complained to Kang Sung Hee, “I’ve been preparing for my debut since I was in the second grade of middle school, and it’s so painful to have to go to the military.”
“While Kang was consoling Hwichan, he forcibly molested Kang Sung Hee. Kang pushed his hand out, but Hwichan did not give up and took off his top and made physical contact. He pressed Kang with force and continued the forced harassment. Feeling threatened, Kang calmly responded and stabilized Him not to provoke him,” he claimed.
After the incident, Spire also considered taking a report in consideration of the seriousness of the incident, but they could not finish Omega X, which they had already invested 9.3 billion won (9.3 million U.S. dollars) in one room per person, graduate school expenses, plastic surgery expenses, and promotional expenses for one year. Therefore, the company decided to end the case by having Huichan join the military after the scheduled tour to the U.S. The other members were informed of the incident and promised to prevent a recurrence.
However, Spire claims that the members decided that it would be impossible to work at Spire after the incident and made an excuse by recording and illegally filming, and rather filed an injunction against Spire to suspend the validity of the exclusive contract, claiming that he suffered assault, verbal abuse, and sexual harassment from Kang.
At the same time, Spire hesitated to file criminal complaints and disclose the media because it did not want to make the young member a sex offender yet, but as time passed, it decided that the perpetrator’s lie could no longer bury the truth, and released a CCTV screen that recorded the situation two weeks ago, saying, “We restored the CCTV video through forensics.” The released screen shocked the public by showing Huichan touching Kang’s chest and rolling up his top.
“Kang tried to make extreme choices by burning lightning several times, and he is still struggling and complaining of pain. Everything will be revealed in the court and we will respond strongly to false facts,” Hwang stressed.
In a related development, IPQ, Omega X’s current agency, said it was sent to the prosecution on the 12th after Kang was found guilty of assault, and that an investigation is underway into sexual harassment due to the power of work, defamation due to spreading false information, and obstruction of business. It also said it is in the process of a lawsuit related to the termination of the exclusive contract, adding that it will disclose data on the refutation of the second offense against Omega X.
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