Agency head sent to jail for 'assaulting underage male idol'

The head of an agency that assaulted members of a male idol group has been sent to jail.

The Gangnam Police Station in Seoul on the morning of the 28th sent the head of the agency, Mr. A, to jail on suspicion of child abuse, special assault, and special injury.

Mr. A is accused of visiting the idol group's hostel while drunk at 4:30 a.m. on the 11th and hitting the current male members with a blunt object.

At the time, Mr. A reportedly assaulted the members, saying, "Why are you using the hostel dirty?" Some of the members who were assaulted were minors.

The police applied for an arrest warrant for Mr. A on March 18. However, the court dismissed the arrest warrant on the grounds that there was no risk of escape and destruction of evidence, and the police handed Mr. A over to the prosecutor's office without charge.