Internet broadcaster Pi (real name Kang Da-on) is reportedly currently receiving treatment in a hospital after the man she had accused of sexual assault was acquitted in his first trial.
Pi's father shared an update on his daughter's condition through an internet broadcasting platform on September 16. He said, "It appears that my daughter took a large amount of sleeping pills and psychiatric medication and also consumed alcohol. I believe she made this choice because she was devastated by the unfavorable trial verdict."
He continued, "She is currently being treated in the intensive care unit of a hospital. She says she is sorry for causing concern. As her father, I will stay by her side and take good care of her."
Previously, in September 2024, Pi filed a complaint against A on charges of sexual assault, claiming that she had been sexually assaulted. According to Pi's side, after a group dinner, she was intoxicated and headed to a hotel she had reserved with the help of a designated driver. When she regained consciousness, A had reportedly taken the car keys from the designated driver and driven the vehicle to a nearby alley, during which he allegedly made unwanted physical contact with her.
A's side has denied the allegations, saying that he had followed Pi because he was concerned about her condition and had only shaken her shoulder to wake her up, without making any sexual contact.
On September 15, approximately two years after the incident, the first-trial court acquitted A. The court reportedly acknowledged circumstances including that A had arrived at the hotel before Pi and subsequently took over the vehicle and drove it elsewhere. However, it reportedly determined that there was insufficient objective evidence, such as dashcam footage, directly confirming what had occurred inside the vehicle.
Immediately after the verdict, Pi expressed her frustration and sense of injustice during her broadcast. On September 15, rapper Kerrigan May, a friend of Pi, also shared part of a conversation she had with Pi on social media, expressing her sorrow over the situation. The post has since been deleted.
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Kyung-youn)