for those who haven't heard yet, mingyu has been accused of verbally sexually harassing someone when he was in middle school. note that this is a separate (though not necessarily unrelated) accusation from a bullying claim that was made against him the other day, which pledis denied after asking mingyu about it. the sexual harrassment post came out today and pledis/mingyu have not said anything yet
here is a google doc translation of the original pann post
I will also summarize what claims have been presented below. please make sure if you see a claim to verify it from an original source. no one, including the victim, benefits from exaggerating or adding additional claims, and of course the claims should not be downplayed either
from this point there will be descriptions of the specific incidents op describes
OP provided specific details of the academy they attended as well as a layout of the school and of the classroom where one of the incidents occured
OP claims that whenever she would try to speak in class mingyu would say things like "what do you know" and "don't jump the gun" discouraging her from speaking
OP claims mingyu would often make sexual jokes around her to the point a teacher told him to stop, but he still continued when the teachers weren't around
OP claims that mingyu and one other boy drew pubes/hairs on the board, making OP uncomfortable, though she doesn't remember if mingyu was actually the one to do the drawing, he was actively going along with it
OP claims not long after these incidents is when mingyu became a trainee. OP tried to avoid hearing news about him
OP saw mingyu's photo and realized he'd become a well known idol years later after they (OP) had become an adult
OP states that she mentioned the incidents to her therapist, who helped her realize that incidents like these can still badly hurt people (even though it's not typically considered as "bad"/extreme as people who have experienced physical harassment)
OP included a note written by her therapist that states OP feels uncomfortable talking about idols with her sister because of what happened with mingyu
OP made the post so others know this happened, she doesn't want an apology
Some people have been saying that mingyu spread rumors about OP (specifically related to her virginity), this was not mentioned in the article, and is, as far as i can tell, a result of a mistranslation
OP was not in therapy specifically because of mingyu, it was something that came up in one of their sessions
the sexual comments weren't made toward OP or anyone else specifically, mingyu and his friends were saying the jokes to each other
another post popped up after OP's original post:
here's a thread of translations of mingyu's other classmates talking about him being a bully, including throwing trash at and hitting the desk of a disabled student
(and here is the original post that the thread is translating) From what i saw through google translate (so obviously the meaning may not be exact), the purpose of this second post again was not to get an apology or financial compensation. rather, they want mingyu to reflect and to provide further proof so fans will stop defending him
this (tumblr) post is primarily meant to inform people of the situation, so I tried not to include my personal opinions in this particular post. If any additional information pops up or corrections need to be made i will add it in a reblog, so please check the notes to make sure you're reading and reblogging the most recent version of this post. if pledis puts out an official statement i will make a separate update post, but i will also mention that there's been a statement in a reblog
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