Author intercepted 2.6 billion won by Lee Min-woo, 2nd trial is also sentenced to 9 years in prison "Listen to gaslighting"
Jul 09, 2024
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On the 9th, the Seoul High Court sentenced Choi, a broadcast writer, to nine years in prison, as in the first trial, on charges of violating the law on aggravated punishment of certain economic crimes. It also maintained the first trial's order to return 2.6 billion won to Lee Min-woo.
The court said "The defendant denied the crime and did not show any remorse at all, nor did the victim's damage recover at all."The defendant psychologically dominated the victim with continuous derogatory remarks to the victim, and the victim is admitted to have been in a state of atrophy."The victim admitted Choi's gaslighting, saying, "The victim stated that the defendant was the only person to help him at the time, so it appears that he was emotionally dependent on the defendant."
The court then said that because of this, when the victim was alone, the defendant's remarks were heard as auditory hallucinations and he knelt down to answer the phone. He also referred to himself as 'human trash', 'Useless human being'"The victim lost his life's wealth and is demanding severe punishment" he said.
Lee Min-woo was booked in February 2019 for sexually harassing two women at a bar in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. When the report came out, Choi approached Lee Min-woo and swindled him with a total of 2.6 billion won and 218 luxury goods, saying, `I will let you be cleared because I have a connection with the prosecution.' However, Lee Min-woo was cleared of charges due to insufficient evidence regardless of Choi's intervention, and later sued Choi.
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