A, the PD who directed '식스센스:시티투어2', has denied the allegations of sexual assault.
On the 3rd, Lee Kyung-jun of the law firm Cheongchul, A's legal representative, conveyed the position regarding reports that the PD accused of sexual assault was a director of '식스센스' in a press release.
The law firm said that B, who is claiming to be a victim of the alleged sexual assault, was "a person who had been reassigned within the existing team due to complaints from juniors, colleagues, seniors and even external collaborators about difficulties caused by B," and added that "B's words and actions during the program's production led to continuous and repeated conflicts among the program team members, and ultimately critical personnel necessary for the work reached a point where communication broke down to the extent that they would not even make eye contact with B."
They continued, "Mr. A desperately tried to contain the situation and push the project forward normally, but even conversations he had in that effort ended up resulting in disputes with B. Ultimately, after long deliberation A judged that changing the team composition was unavoidable for the smooth production of the program, and he reported to superiors the conflicts between B and team members that he had tried to resolve on his own," adding, "according to the decision of superiors, as the person responsible for the program, A notified B of the reassignment. B subsequently expressed vehement opposition to A's superiors, and after those claims were not accepted, has been attacking A with complaints filled with falsehoods."
The law firm said, "It is entirely untrue that A made physical contact that caused sexual shame to B, or that he made demeaning remarks to B when B rejected such contact. The only contact between A and B was of the level of patting each other's shoulders or putting an arm around the shoulder on a street where many passersby and colleagues were gathered as the company dinner attended by about 160 people on Aug. 14, 2025, was breaking up, and B also made contact such as touching A's shoulder as B normally would," and added, "we have secured videos showing B touching A's shoulder while A was sitting still, and in another video showing B approaching A from behind while A walked ahead and attempting to wrap an arm around A's shoulder, and we submitted these to the investigative authorities," rebutting the sexual assault claim.
They added, "A and this law firm will faithfully cooperate with the investigative authorities' inquiries and prove his innocence as clearly revealed by concrete facts," and stressed, "colleagues who know A's innocence very well, regardless of gender, are also coming together to show that A is innocent. A has avoided drinking gatherings with juniors unless ordered by superiors since joining the company, and all colleagues who have worked with A know this fact and know what kind of person A is."
They also said, "A strongly denies all allegations of sexual misconduct, the company is conducting additional investigations into this matter, and the investigative authorities have not even started their first questioning of A. In this situation, using the media to destroy the reputation and erase the character of an innocent A can never be tolerated or forgiven. We express serious regret at the conduct of the complainant's legal representative for distributing false suspicions about an innocent A to the media before the investigative authorities' judgment, and we also state that A never once considered initiating media coverage. A has only issued a statement because the complainant's legal representative attacked him through the media, making it unavoidable to protect his honor, character and family."
They added, "This law firm wants a thorough and strict investigation by the investigative authorities, and at the same time hopes that a media battle over the truth will not occur in a situation where not only has the investigative agency not yet made a judgment but the first questioning has not even begun. We will answer everything through the investigative authorities' probe, and in that process A's injustice will be made crystal clear," and "we earnestly ask everyone to refrain from defaming the reputation of an innocent A with false information."
Earlier, on the 31st of last month, reports emerged that a well-known entertainment PD, A, had been sued for sexual assault. According to the reports, B, who had participated in producing the new season of the show with A, claimed that after a company dinner A made unwanted physical contact, and when B refused received demeaning remarks and was unilaterally told to leave the show. B also said that she had been involved from the program planning stage through casting, production and pre-recording up until shortly before broadcast, but following the incident was told to leave the show about two months before airing. In addition to filing a sexual assault complaint, B reported sexual harassment and workplace bullying to the company, but it was reported that a recent company investigation acknowledged only part of the sexual assault allegations against A and concluded there were no signs of bullying.
Meanwhile, on the 3rd B's legal team said in a press release that A was the PD who directed tvN's entertainment show '식스센스:시티투어2'. They added, "The sexual assault occurred during the process of moving locations and returning home immediately after the second round of a dinner held near the company building in August. Most of those who attended the second round were standing on the street to move to a third round, when the perpetrator approached the victim and suddenly massaged the victim's forearm and neck," and "five days after the alleged sexual assault occurred, on the morning of Aug. 20, the victim was notified by the perpetrator that she would be removed from the program. There had been no particular conflict between the victim and the perpetrator prior to that, and the victim had never received any criticism, warning or advice about improvements related to work from the perpetrator," they claimed. A's side has fully denied these allegations through rebuttal materials.
The following is the law firm's official position in full.
This law firm states the following position regarding the Hankyung article dated Nov. 3, 2025, titled 'Celebrity entertainment PD accused of sexual assault was the director of "식스센스".'
Hello, I am Lee Kyung-jun, a lawyer at the law firm Cheongchul and the legal representative of the PD identified as A in the Hankyung article (hereinafter referred to as "A").
The person who is unilaterally claiming to be a victim (hereinafter referred to as "the complainant") was someone who on Aug. 20, 2025, was reassigned within the existing team due to complaints from juniors, colleagues, seniors and even external collaborators about difficulties caused by the complainant. Although we originally judged that such background should not be disclosed for the complainant's honor and reputation, we reluctantly disclose it because overly unfair suspicions were raised in connection with the complainant's reassignment, and as the complainant's legal representative we offer our apologies and ask for understanding.
A program is created by many people working together as one team, and this is especially true for writers and PDs who build an episode together. However, the complainant's words and actions during the program's production led to continuous and repeated conflicts between the complainant and the program team members, and ultimately communication broke down to the point that critical personnel necessary for the work would not even make eye contact with the complainant.
A desperately tried to contain the situation and push the project forward normally, but even conversations he had as part of that effort resulted in disputes with the complainant. Ultimately, after long deliberation A judged that changing the team composition was unavoidable for the smooth production of the program, and he reported to superiors the conflicts between the complainant and team members that he had tried to resolve on his own.
Following the decision of superiors who reviewed everything, A, as the person responsible for the program, notified the complainant of the reassignment. The complainant, who initially appeared to accept this, later expressed vehement opposition to A's superiors, and after those claims were not accepted has attacked A with complaints filled with falsehoods.
It is entirely untrue that A made physical contact that caused sexual shame to the complainant, or that he made demeaning remarks to the complainant when the complainant rejected such contact. A and the complainant only had contact of the level of patting each other's shoulders or putting an arm around the shoulder on a street where many passersby and colleagues were gathered as the company dinner attended by about 160 people on Aug. 14, 2025, was breaking up, and the complainant also made contact such as touching A's shoulder as the complainant normally would. This law firm has secured videos showing the complainant touching A's shoulder while A was sitting still and a video showing the complainant approaching A from behind while A walked ahead and attempting to wrap an arm around A's shoulder, and we have submitted these to the investigative authorities. The latter was even filmed on Aug. 18, 2025, four days after the dinner in question.
The complainant submitted a complaint to the investigative authorities on Aug. 26, 2025, and could not even specifically identify what kind of contact was unwanted, leaving the ambiguous remark, "I have not yet decided whether to file a formal complaint, nor do I decline punishment." A and this law firm will faithfully cooperate with the investigative authorities' inquiries and prove his innocence as clearly revealed by concrete facts. Colleagues who know A's innocence very well, regardless of gender, are also coming together to show that A is innocent.
This case is not about gender but a battle between truth and falsehood. And filing false reports to accuse an innocent person is a crime that destroys a person's life and family. Since joining the company, A has avoided drinking gatherings with juniors unless ordered by superiors, and all colleagues who have worked with A know this fact and know what kind of person A is.
A strongly denies all allegations of sexual misconduct, the company is conducting additional investigations into this matter, and the investigative authorities have not even started their first questioning of A. In this situation, using the media to destroy the reputation and erase the character of an innocent A can never be tolerated or forgiven. We express serious regret at the conduct of the complainant's legal representative for distributing false suspicions about an innocent A to the media before the investigative authorities' judgment, and A never once considered initiating media coverage. A only issued a statement because the complainant's legal representative attacked him through the media, making it unavoidable to protect his honor, character and family.
This law firm wants a thorough and strict investigation by the investigative authorities, and at the same time hopes that a media battle over the truth will not occur in a situation where not only has the investigative agency not yet made a judgment but the first questioning has not even begun. We will answer everything through the investigative authorities' probe, and in that process A's injustice will be made crystal clear. We earnestly ask everyone to refrain from defaming the reputation of an innocent A with false information.
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