Singer Jessi, who was involved in the controversy after a fan was assaulted by the group, apologized once again, saying, "I apologize to the victims and their families affected by this incident."
Jesse posted on his Instagram on the afternoon of the 23rd, saying, "Even though it was an incident caused by me, I hurt many people, including the victim, from the time of the incident to the present, and this moment with my wrong actions, attitudes and stage responses, and made them feel betrayed and angry."
Earlier on the 29th of last month, a minor fan was assaulted by a man around her after requesting Jesse to take a photo in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul.
Jesse was also questioned by the police as a suspect on the 16th of this month, and was criticized for his lukewarm attitude toward solving the case in a series of processes. In addition, he recently terminated his contract with the agency at his request.
Jesse said, "I've regretted it thousands, tens of thousands of times. I wish I could go back to that time, he said. "If I had taken a picture with the victim, if I had protected the victim more actively, if I had gone straight to the police station on the spot, if I had apologized properly, the victim would not have suffered this much," he said. "All of this is my responsibility."
Finally, Jesse said, "I know well that a word cannot be forgiven. However, even now, I will try to correct my mistakes and help the victim recover, he said. "It's too late, but I ask for forgiveness once again. I was wrong," he added.
Meanwhile, after the controversy, Jesse complained of pain from the Internet users' excessive number of malicious comments. On this day, Jesse shared a malicious message on social media that said, "The best news is that I killed myself after taking medicine is good news, so I'll be looking forward to it."(Please stop)," he posted.
Reporter Lee Yu-na of Digital Newsties.
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