78-year-old Squid Game actor O Yeong-su charged with sexual misconduct in Korea

Squid Game actor O Yeong-su has been charged with sexual misconduct, South Korean judicial officials say.  The 78-year-old is accused of touching a woman inappropriately in 2017, officials said, reports bbc.com. O has denied the allegation, local media report.  He became the first South Korean actor to win a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor in a series after his performance in the chart-topping Netflix thriller earlier this year.  The alleged victim first filed a complaint with the police against O in December last year, according to Yonhap news agency.  But the case was closed in April without a charge being brought against O. The prosecution has now reopened the investigation "at the request of the victim," the agency reports.  O has now been charged without detention, it adds.  Following the charge, Seoul’s culture ministry decided to stop broadcasting a government commercial featuring O, reports bbc.com. 

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