The incident transpired on November 24, 2018, but arrived to media consideration in January 2019, immediately after Kim posted a petition on the Cheong Wa Dae web page detailing his assault by Burning Sun staffers and mistreatment by law enforcement and further stating that female consumers have been drugged by staffers and the club had a corrupt relationship with district law enforcement. Chopra, Anupama (January 21, 2011).