Actor Kim Soo-hyun's side has completed the police investigation related to the late Kim Sae-ron. Along with this, they recently filed a defamation complaint against Gaseyeon and the bereaved family for making false accusations.
On the 30th, the police announced at a regular press conference that they were coordinating the appearance of suspects after completing the investigation of the agent for the complaint related to the case where Kim Soo-hyun accused Kim Se-eui, the operator of the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute (abbreviated as Gaseyeon), and the bereaved family of the late Kim Sae-ron on charges of defamation.
According to this, Kim Soo-hyun himself did not receive police questioning, and it is understood that his legal representative visited the police station to complete the investigation. The police are expected to call in Kim Se-eui of Gaseyeon for questioning shortly. Additionally, Kim Soo-hyun's side submitted a complaint for making false accusations against Gaseyeon and the bereaved family of the late Kim Sae-ron on the 23rd. The police are concurrently investigating this case as well.
Earlier, the late Kim Sae-ron was found dead at her home in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on Feb. 16. She was 25 years old. The bereaved family claimed after the funeral that the deceased had been in a relationship with Kim Soo-hyun from the time she was 15, for six years, through the YouTube channel 'Garosero Research Institute' (abbreviated as 'Gaseyeon').
In response, Kim Soo-hyun's side denied having ever been in a relationship when the deceased was a minor, filing a complaint against the bereaved family of Kim Sae-ron and Gaseyeon for violations of the Sexual Violence Punishment Act and defamation under the Information Communication Network Act. Additionally, they filed a damage compensation lawsuit worth 12 billion won.
Gaseyeon claimed in a press conference that 'a person surnamed A, who mentioned the late Kim Sae-ron's relationship during her minor years, was attacked by an assailant in New Jersey on the 1st,' stating, 'After being stabbed nine times in the neck, he was transported to the hospital, and the assailant has been apprehended.' However, later A changed his statement in a video to say, 'I injured my arm,' and the medical report also noted injuries to the 'right shoulder' and 'left hand,' raising significant doubts about the credibility of the claims.
Kim Soo-hyun's side responded firmly to these claims, stating, 'The audio file from A is clearly manipulated by AI, and the attack photo has been confirmed to be an image circulating on the internet. Gaseyeon and the informant are concocting a nonexistent incident to defame Kim Soo-hyun.'
Particularly regarding this, Kim Soo-hyun's side issued a statement saying, 'Kim Se-eui and the bereaved family of the late Kim Sae-ron have taken this matter to the point of filing a false complaint against Kim Soo-hyun for making false allegations based on a forged audio file, which constitutes a clear act of false accusation.'
Furthermore, Kim Soo-hyun's side added, 'Forging evidence is a serious criminal act, but filing a criminal complaint based on forged evidence is an even more serious crime. Therefore, the gold medalist and actor Kim Soo-hyun will promptly take additional legal action against Kim Se-eui and the bereaved family of the late Kim Sae-ron, and we will do our utmost to ensure that they are punished according to the law and principles.'
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