S. Korean court to rule on arresting K-pop star Seungri


  • World
  • Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Seungri (centre) is taken into custody as he leaves the High Court in Seoul on May 14, 2019. The 28-year-old is linked to a police investigation into Burning Sun, a nightclub where he was a public relations director, where staff are alleged to have filmed women with hidden cameras and used alcohol and drugs to sexually assault them. - AFP

SEOUL (AFP): South Korean pop star Seungri went to court for a hearing over whether he should be arrested on charges including prostitution in a snowballing sex scandal.

The 28-year-old singer from popular boy band Big Bang and his business partner are accused of arranging sex services for potential investors and rich clients at a nightclub owned by the pair.

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