A former K-pop idol has been indicted on charges of organising prostitution, habitual gambling and financial crimes, a year after a string of women alleged they were drugged and served to men at clubs in South Korea.
Lee Seung-hyun, 29, whose stage name is Seungri, avoided spending time on remand at a hearing at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office yesterday.
Seungri, who rose to fame with the world-famous boy band, BIG BANG, was indicted on charges of organising prostitution, habitual gambling, and violation of the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act.
At the time his crimes were made public, Seungri left the entertainment business.
South Korean singer Seungri (right), a former member of BigBang, 스핀카지노 arrives for an arrest warrant hearing at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on 13 January
Seungri is accused of lobbying potential investors by offering sex services at multiple nightclubs in Seoul's posh Gangnam district, pictured here
Seungri is pictured mobbed by photographers as he arrives for a hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on January 13, 2020 in Seoul
'It would be better for me to retire from the entertainment business at this point,' Seungri said in a
More than 350 people were arrested in the operation.
Seungri's involvement was as part-owner and public relations liaison of a nightclub in Gangnam.