Guilty pleas to all charges by K-pop star Seungri’s ex-business partner over sex-and-drugs scandal at Burning Sun nightclub

The charges against Yoo In-suk and Seungri include arranging prostitutes for investors. Seungri, who is doing his army service, faces trial in a military court

Yoo will give the court in Seoul ‘a written statement to address the degrees of participation and mitigating circumstances’, his lawyer says

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Seungri arrives at a military boot camp 100km north of Seoul in March. The former member of K-pop boy band BigBang will be tried by a military court for his part in the Burning Sun nightclub scandal. Co-ccused Yoo In-suk pleaded guilty to all charges in a civilian court on Wednesday. Photo: Yonhap/AFP

Published: 1:15pm, 5 Jun 2020Updated: 1:15pm, 5 Jun 2020

By Lee Gyu-lee

The former business partner of K-pop star Seungri has pleaded guilty to all charges relating to the Burning Sun nightclub scandal, including procuring prostitutes for investors.

The trial of Yoo In-suk, the former chief of Yuri Holdings, was held in the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday. Yoo, who is married to actress Park Han-byul, had been indicted on several charges relating to the scandal revolving around the Seoul nightclub that former BigBang member Seungri was affiliated with.

Yoo’s lawyer told the court his client pleaded guilty to all charges, and said Yoo would “submit a written statement to address the degrees of participation and mitigating circumstances”.

A publicity photo of Seungri. The former BigBang member is charged with procuring prostitutes for investors, and other offences. His former business partner in the Burning Sun nightclub, Yoo In-suk, this week pleaded guilty to all the charges he faced in connection with the sex-and-drugs scandal surrounding the club.

In regard to charges of embezzling corporate funds, Yoo’s attorney said they would review the legality of the charge and submit a detailed argument at the next hearing later this month.