Overview
- SARAM Entertainment said Cho committed wrongful acts as a minor but denied any involvement in sexual assault, citing limits to verifying events from over 30 years ago.
- Cho announced he would halt all activities and end his acting career, issuing an apology and calling the move his responsibility for past wrongdoing.
- SBS replaced his narration in a four-part documentary and KBS set to private a 2021 YouTube documentary video featuring him, while tvN and CJ ENM are discussing whether to air Signal 2.
- Coverage also resurfaced adult incidents reported by media, including a 2003 assault fine involving a theater colleague and a past drunk-driving license suspension.
- Legal scholars, including Han In-sup and attorney Kim Jae-ryon, questioned the ethics and legality of publicizing decades-old juvenile records under principles of rehabilitation.