BJ Appeals 7-Year Sentence for Extorting Kim Junsu
Feb 12, 2025
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According to the legal community on the 12th, A issued an appeal on the 7th for being handed over to trial on charges of threatening Kim Joon-soo (the charge of blackmail under the Specific Economic Crime Aggravated Punishment Act).
At the time, the court sentenced the defendant (A) to seven years in prison for extorting money and goods worth 840 million won 101 times over four years using private conversation recordings and photos as his relationship with the victim (Kim Jun-su) became negligible.
At the trial, A said that A was "addicted to propofol, which made him/her less capable of rational judgment, and committed the crime to raise drug funds". My father is fighting prostate cancer, and some of the money was spent on hospital expenses, he claimed.
In his final statement, Mr. A said, `It seemed like my life ended with a nail in my parents' chest due to an unfortunate incident, but it hurts a lot to see my family come to see me every day,' `I made an incorrect judgment with my ignorance, and I am ashamed of myself.'
Kim Joon-soo was recently found to have been extorted by A, an Internet broadcaster BJ, worth 800 million won.
Mr. A threatened Kim Jun-su and extorted hundreds of millions of won in bribes, saying that he would release the recording file, including the contents of the conversation, to pay for his drug administration.
In response, Kim Jun-su said, `A knows that Kim Jun-su is not at fault, but the celebrity's image is tarnished even if an article that is not true is published, and Kim Jun-su is not able to appear on the show, so he will not be able to recover his image again. But you have nothing to loseHe has continued to make threats since his remarks '`"Kim Jun-su is an obvious victim. Regarding the incident, Kim Jun-su explained, "The obvious victim who did not commit a single illegal act or offense."
Kim Jun-su's agency, Palm Tree Island, took all defamatory acts, including malicious slander, spreading false information, and personal attacks against artists, very seriously in November last year. Accordingly, I would like to inform you that we have appointed Kim & Chang, a law firm, to take strong legal action" he said.
In particular, it has declared a strong legal response, referring to some rigid community names.
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