[Exclusive]'Allegations of Affair' Hong Seo-beom's Son: "What Punishment Are You Trying to Receive?" — Ex-wife's Anger, Second-Trial Proceedings to Resume Next Month on the 21st

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Amid controversy spreading over singer Hong Seo-beom's son being entangled in allegations of an affair, the second-trial damages lawsuit concerning the son and his ex-wife will resume next month.

According to StarNews' verification on the 24th, the Family Division 1 of the Daejeon Family Court is scheduled to hold the third round of arguments in the second-trial damages lawsuit filed by ex-wife A against Hong Seo-beom's son B for the dissolution of a de facto marriage. The court decided to continue the arguments about a month after the second round held on the 23rd.

Originally, the second round was scheduled for the 26th of last month, but B's side requested a change of date the day before, which the court accepted. Given that the case became known after the exposure by the YouTube channel 'Garo-Sero Research Institute' (hereinafter 'Gase-yeon') on the 23rd of last month, it was interpreted that B's side felt burdened.

The second round was reportedly conducted through a one-way video conferencing system that limited mutual dialogue. After the second round, A expressed strong dissatisfaction with B's side's response.

On the 23rd, A criticized via her SNS, "Is it reasonable to appear without proper preparation even in the second trial? Is it reasonable to submit incorrect reasons for the claim and be unable to respond to the appeal?"

She continued, "Because of this, the trial has been delayed by another month. I am so angry that it is being delayed for such an unreasonable reason." She added, "What punishment are you trying to receive by dragging this out and making things so difficult?"

Previously, in September 2024, A filed a lawsuit for damages due to the dissolution of a de facto marriage, claiming that B committed infidelity during their marital life, leading to the breakdown of their relationship. In particular, A alleged that B began an inappropriate relationship with a colleague teacher just one month after she became pregnant.

The first-trial court ruled in September last year that B was at fault, ordering him to pay 30 million won in consolation money and 800,000 won per month in child support. A appealed the first-trial judgment in October of the same year.

Additionally, A engaged in a dispute with B over whether his parents-in-law had neglected their duties and failed to pay child support. In response, Hong Seo-beom and Jo Gap-kyung stated through the media, "As parents, we deeply regret our failure to closely monitor our child's misconduct. We sincerely apologize for not setting a good example as public figures."

They also added, "Although the second-trial appeal is ongoing, our couple will strictly guide our son to fulfill his obligations under the first-trial judgment, including child support and consolation money, through his legal representative as soon as possible."

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