Cha Seung Won Blames Himself For Allegations That His Son Cha No Ah Raped A Teenage Girl

Cha Seung Won took to the website me2day on Saturday to accept the blame for allegations that his 24-year-old son Cha No Ah raped a 19-year-old girl.

"First, I would like to apologize to everyone for being a father who has failed to raise his children properly." Cha wrote, according to the Korea Star Daily.

"Regardless of the facts of the matter, I bear a huge responsibility as the father of a son who had been mired in this. I can't hide my sadness and hurt that I have right now, but I would like to express my deepest apologies to everyone once again."

On Friday, Seoul Central Police locked up Cha No Ah on charges of not only raping the teen, who is reportedly still in high school, but also imprisoning her in his grandfather's villa since April, according to the website allkpop.

"Mr. Cha [No Ah] locked her into a vacation house that his grandfather owned since April until now and sexually assaulted and threatened her multiple times," said the prosecuting attorney.

The girl is reportedly traumatized, and is currently receiving psychological treatment.

Allkpop reader Anna34 is horrified.

"Locking her in a vacation house and assaulting her? This guy has the makings of a sociopath!" she wrote in the comments section of the website.

While reader Rookie-Crumbs is skeptical of the whole thing.

"I'm a little fuzzy on the details," Rookie-Crumbs wrote. 

"I think [the victim's] parents would have noticed that their daughter had been missing for roughly three months...in Korea it's hard to go missing if you're a student, for a long time, without someone noticing. They have such tight schedules."

Reader Danieb feels bad that Cha Seung Won's reputation has been tarnished for the actions of his son.

"Sad that its Cha Seung Won's face that going to be used for articles and his reputation that will be ruined/harmed even though he did nothing wrong," Danieb wrote.

"'You can lead a horse to water, but not make him drink.' Same should be said for your kids."

A former fashion model, Cha Seung Won rose to fame as an actor for his role as an arsonist in the 2000 film "Libera Me."

Other film and television roles followed, including his popular portrayal of egomaniacal star Dokko Jin on the romantic comedy series "The Greatest Love."

Back in June, Cha No Ah was reportedly kicked out of an online gaming team he was involved in after being charged with using marijuana.

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