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Police probe musical actor Nam Kyung-joo on sexual assault allegations

Published: 12 Mar. 2026, 13:20

Musical actor Nam Kyung-joo [JOONGANG ILBO]

Veteran musical actor Nam Kyung-joo has been investigated by police on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman and was later referred to prosecutors.

The Bangbae Police Precinct in southern Seoul referred Nam to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office without detention in February on suspicion of rape by abuse of authority, police said Wednesday.

Nam is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Seocho District, southern Seoul, late last year. The woman reportedly escaped from the scene after the assault and called the police.

Nam denied the allegations during the police investigation. However, police secured evidence sufficient to support the charges and referred the case to prosecutors.

Nam’s social media account has since been closed and no official statement has been released.

Hongik University, where Nam currently holds a position as an associate professor in the Department of Performing Arts, recently held a disciplinary committee meeting regarding Nam, the university’s public relations office said on Thursday.

“We will take action on personnel matters in accordance with regulations,” a representative from the university’s public relations office said.

Nam is widely known as a first-generation musical actor in Korea. After debuting in the 1994 musical “Porgy and Bess,” he performed leading roles in major productions including “Guys and Dolls,” “Mamma Mia!” and “Chicago.”

Nam has since remained active on stage for more than 40 years.

This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY KIM EUN-BIN, HYEON YE-SEUL [[email protected]]