KUALA LUMPUR: Squid Game star Oh Yeong-su has been charged in South Korea in connection with an alleged 2017 incident of sexual misconduct.
According to a Variety news report, the 78-year-old Emmy nominee was charged on Thursday.
South Korean news agency, Yonhap news, reported that Oh was accused of touching a woman inappropriately.
"I just held her hand to guide the way around the lake," the actor told South Korean broadcaster JTBC, according to Variety.
"I apologised because (the person) said she wouldn't make a fuss about it but it doesn't mean that I admit the charges."
Yonhap reported that the alleged victim's complaint was filed last December but the case was closed in the spring.
The alleged victim asked authorities to look into it once again, according to the outlet.
In the Netflix's 2021 survival drama Squid Game, Oh played Oh Il-nam, the eldest contestant in the show's deadly competition. In addition to scoring an Emmy nomination for the part, Oh took home a Golden Globe.