Kwon Young-chan, a YouTuber and former comedian, has been confirmed to have been referred to prosecutors for allegedly defaming actor Kim Soo-hyun.
According to Yonhap News on August 10, the Seocho Police Station in Seoul sent Kwon to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office on July 24 on charges of violating the Information and Communications Network Act (defamation) without detention.
Kwon is accused of claiming during a broadcast on his YouTube channel last year that Kim Soo-hyun had a relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor and that they had engaged in sexual relations.
Previously, fans of Kim Soo-hyun reported Kwon and others to law enforcement in April of last year for spreading defamatory claims that had not been verified.
In response, Kwon stated that while Kim Soo-hyun's fans filed over 60 complaints, more than 90% were not pursued, with only a few being referred for prosecution.
Meanwhile, the Seongdong Police Station recently decided not to pursue a case in which the family of Kim Sae-ron accused Kim Soo-hyun of violating the Child Welfare Act. Police suspect that the recorded evidence presented to support the claim of a relationship during Kim Sae-ron's minor years was manipulated and found insufficient objective evidence to substantiate the allegations.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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