A Japanese woman in her 50s has been indicted without detention for forcing a kiss on Jin of BTS during a public fan event last year.
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The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors’ Office said that the suspect was charged on Monday with indecent assault.
She is accused of approaching Jin (real name Kim Seok-jin) during a fan meeting held at Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul’s Songpa district in June last year, shortly after he completed his military service. She forced a kiss on Jin’s cheek without consent.
A photo showing Jin pulling away as if in discomfort spread online.
Following the incident, several fans filed complaints through the National Petition System, accusing her of committing indecent acts in a crowded public space.
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Songpa police launched an investigation but initially suspended it in March, citing delays and the suspect’s failure to appear as she had returned to Japan after the incident.