Wang Ki-chun (37), a former national judo team member who was sentenced to six years in prison for raping a minor student, is reportedly set to be released upon completion of the sentence.
According to legal sources on the 20th, Wang was indicted on charges including violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Against Sexual Offenses, and his sentence was finalized by the Supreme Court in July 2021. Including the period of detention, Wang will have served the full six-year term and is scheduled to be released on the 1st of next month.
In February 2017, Wang was accused of raping student A, who attended the gym he operated, of sexually abusing student B by having sexual intercourse with her 10 times between August 2019 and February 2020, and of attempting to rape B in February 2020 but failing.
Wang drew attention by winning a silver medal in the men's 73-kilogram judo division at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. But various incidents and accidents never stopped.
In October 2009, Wang was booked and investigated on suspicion of assaulting a woman in her 20s at a nightclub. In March 2012, he was summarily fined 3 million won after causing a minor collision while driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level of 0.096% (license revocation level). In 2014, he was also caught using a mobile phone at an Army training center, received a seven-night, eight-day guardhouse punishment, and was subjected to discharge from training (an irregular exit).
With his prison sentence finalized on charges of raping a minor, Wang was permanently expelled from the Korea Judo Association. With a sentence of imprisonment or heavier confirmed, he also lost eligibility to receive a sports pension tied to his medal.