Rapper San E charged for allegedly assaulting pedestrian with a cellphone

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Rapper San E charged for allegedly assaulting pedestrian with a cellphone

Published: 19 Aug. 2024, 16:29 Updated: 19 Aug. 2024, 18:45

Rapper San E [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Rapper San E, legal name San Jung, was charged by police for allegedly assaulting a pedestrian with a cellphone on Saturday.

“Jung has been booked for charges of special assault on Saturday,” said Seoul Mapo Police Station on Monday. Both parties were involved in the assault and were charged, according to police.

Jung reportedly assaulted a pedestrian after saying, “Pull your bicycle properly,” at a park in Mapo District, western Seoul, on July 28. Police intervened after receiving a report at the time of the incident, eventually sending both of the parties involved home.

The pedestrian is currently stating that they sustained a wound near the eye and had teeth damaged, according to police.

Jung was later summoned for an investigation, upon which the police charged the rapper officially on Saturday.

Jung made his mainstream debut in 2010 under JYP Entertainment with his first EP “Everybody Ready?” He later gained fame after appearing as a judge on the third season of hip-hop audition show “Show Me The Money” (2012-).

BY KIM MIN-YOUNG [kim.minyoung5@joongang.co.kr]