Involving Smearing Kim Soo-hyun, 'Hengshu Research Institute' Kim Se-yi Has Detention Warrant Requested

Korean star Kim Soo-hyun was accused last March by the family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron, who claimed that he began dating her when she was underage. Kim Soo-hyun insisted that their relationship only started after both were of age, but the controversy did not subside, causing his image to hit rock bottom and leading to the loss of all his advertising endorsements. Kim Soo-hyun later sued the head and host of the exposé channel 'Hengshu Research Institute,' Kim Se-yi, for defamation and violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes. Kim Se-yi had stated during a livestream that Kim Sae-ron's death was related to Kim Soo-hyun, and is also suspected of using AI recordings to damage Kim Soo-hyun's reputation.

Yesterday it was reported that the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office has already applied to the court for a detention warrant against Kim Se-yi. The news also stated that law enforcement authorities in Seoul's Gangnam District applied for a detention warrant against Kim Se-yi on the 14th of this month on suspicion of defamation and violations of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes. Kim Se-yi's pre-detention questioning will take place at the Seoul Central District Court on the 26th of this month.

Source: oncc