Former K-pop star Jung Joon Young was released from Mokpo Prison in the South Jeolla province March 19, 2024.
The 35-year-old South Korean had been in prison for five years for a string of sex crimes that included the group rape of an intoxicated woman and the distribution of illicitly filmed videos of sexual acts.
According to the Korean Herald, the former singer exited the prison at around 5am with a mask and hat on, and did not address any of the reporters stationed outside the prison.
Jung was implicated in a scandal in 2019, when it was discovered that he had filmed and shared sex videos without the consent of the women in them.
The sordid affair, dubbed the Burning Sun scandal, also involved former BigBang singer Seungri who was convicted of charges including soliciting of prostitution, gambling and embezzlement.
An initial claim of an assault at a high-profile nightclub in Gangnam later snowball into a series of corruption allegations involving drugs, prostitution and sexual violence linked to K-pop idols that became the talk of the town.
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