엄태용 측은 1·2심에서 피해자에게 준 약을 감기약이라 생각했고, 피해자가 먼저 성관계를 요구하는 것 같아 성관계한 것이라며 성폭행 혐의를 부인했다.
Um Tae-yong's side denied the sexual assault charges in the first and second trials, saying that he thought the medicine given to the victim was for cold, and that the victim seemed to be asking for sex.