Back on the 8th, the 17th Civil Agreement Division of the Seoul Central District Court earlier ruled against A, who filed a 300 million KRW (about 271,143 USD) compensation suit against Cho, saying that she was sexually assaulted by the actor in 2004 when she was a 17-year-old girl. The court stated, ŌĆ£We reject the plaintiffŌĆÖs demands. The plaintiff will pay for the lawsuit.ŌĆØ In 2018, Cho was cited as the perpetrator of sexual violence amid the ŌĆ£Me TooŌĆØ movement. At the time, the actor exited the drama he was starring in and announced the suspension of his activities, saying, ŌĆ£I will put everything down. From now on, I will spend time looking back on my life with a feeling of atonement for the victims.ŌĆØ He is said to have cut off all contacts from his family as well. In June the same year, Korean-Japanese actress B sued Cho, claiming that he sexually assaulted her inside the restroom of a broadcasting station back in 2002, but the case was eventually dropped by the prosecutor when B failed to respond to the official investigation. And with his last civil case against A came to an end, the legal battle Cho has been fighting for the past three years has also come to a conclusion. ┬Ā Source (1)
