Pop star Goh faces rape charges

Police said Wednesday they will seek an arrest warrant for a popular singer and entertainer on charges of rape.

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In a press release, Yongsan Police Station in Seoul said it apprehended a 36-year-old singer, with the surname Goh, who allegedly stripped an intoxicated girl and raped her.

"The police will seek an arrest warrant against Goh on charges of rape", stated the press release.

Goh was a member of a popular boys group which enjoyed popularity in the mid-1990s. In recent months, he has appeared in popular entertainment programs on MBC TV and a cable TV show, which airs at night.

Goh was attracted by the girl when he watched recordings of a program starring her to be aired on cable TV soon, at his office in Seoul on March 30, a police officer said.

He got her phone number from a person who participated in the production of the entertainment program and called her. He lured her, by saying, "Are you willing to become a TV entertainer? I will introduce you to an entertainment agency", the officer said.

He finally met her and took her in his car to his office. He had her drink liquor and then raped her, the officer said.

Goh lured the girl into his office again at around 9 p.m. on April 5, by promising to become her lover, the officer said.