Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
In unfortunate news, it’s being reported by legal sources that the ex-girlfriend of a male idol was recently convicted of blackmailing him with a sex tape the two recorded while they were dating, threatening to release it as revenge porn alongside pictures of the two as a couple. She was sentenced to a two-year suspended sentence (one year in prison), sexual violence treatment lectures, and employment restrictions.
According to the report, she was brought to trial for using a sex video she filmed during their relationship to blackmail the idol. According to the court ruling, the ex-girlfriend, identified as ‘A,’ was in a romantic relationship with the male idol, referred to as ‘B‘, lasting about one year and four months. After the breakup, ‘A’ began using sex videos recorded during the relationship to threaten him.
The report goes into details about the threats, including citing a Twitter account that was created with his photo and includes her alluding to forcing him to take military service hiatus to escape the public’s wrath.
I removed the ages and dates, but this story has already spread far and wide by much larger publications, so it feels fruitless.
Maybe I’ve become overly sensitive about reporting on this stuff over the years, but giving the age, dates, and info that she created a Twitter account with his picture, has already led to people hunting for candidates and any expose socials of sorts, which was obviously going to happen. Maybe I should be happy they didn’t give the group debut date and size as well? I dunno, it just feels slimy in general, but especially with idols because sasaengs tend to know when their faves are dating and that info could easily become public. It’s almost as if publications want to get more views or attention to it by starting a witch-hunt for who it was.
Anyway, despite the seriousness of the crime, pleading guilty, settling, and being a first-time offender seems to have saved her.
‘A’ admitted to the crimes and expressed remorse, reached an amicable settlement with the victim, and the victim withdrew the complaint and indicated they did not wish for punishment. ‘A’ also did not distribute the videos to others and deleted them voluntarily, and had no prior criminal record.
The court did not order A’s personal information to be publicly disclosed, citing the fact that she was a first-time offender, did not show a habitual pattern of sexual violence or a high risk of reoffending, and that the current measures (education, registration, employment restriction) were sufficient to prevent future crimes.
Well, that’s sadly not too surprising given what other people have gotten, even when idols are perpetrators. Just seems to be the general approach to this kind of thing.
Can only hope that the searches for the idol’s identity continue to come up short, though not thanks to the reporting.
