Police: "Kim Soo-hyun's underage dating allegations false; late Kim Sae-ron's voice fabricated" — Investigation results released [Comprehensive]

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While the Prosecution Service has requested an arrest warrant for YouTube channel "Garo Sero Research Institute" (hereinafter "Gaseoyeon") Kim Se-ui (CEO), accused of damaging actor Kim Soo-hyun's reputation, police have concluded that claims of an underage dating relationship between actor Kim Soo-hyun and the late actress Kim Sae-ron were false.

According to MoneyToday on the 21st, the arrest warrant application filed by Seoul Gangnam Police Station states that Kim Se-ui (CEO) spread false information about Kim Soo-hyun for economic motives, including YouTube revenue.

Through the arrest warrant application, police stated, "(The suspect) was well aware that there was no fact that Kim Soo-hyun had dated the deceased since her underage years, yet distributed false information with the intent to slander him."

KakaoTalk conversation contents and other materials previously released by Kim Se-ui (CEO) last March as evidence of the relationship were also found to be fabricated. According to police, Kim Se-ui (CEO) received 11 screenshot images of conversations between the deceased and "(Unknown)" in 2016 from the bereaved family last year, then edited and manipulated a total of seven items, including changing the conversation partner's name to "Kim Soo-hyun." Police stated, "(The suspect) knew well that the conversation partner could not be identified, yet posted fabricated materials to make it appear as if it were an actual conversation between the two." The deceased's voice file released by Kim Se-ui (CEO) last May was also determined to have been manipulated using artificial intelligence (AI).

It is reported that lawyer Boo Ji-seok, the legal representative of the bereaved family alongside Kim Se-ui (CEO), has also been registered as a suspect by law enforcement authorities. Police stated, "(The suspect, the bereaved family's lawyer) provided crime materials to Kim Se-ui (CEO), spread false information, and further expanded and reproduced it, committing the crime in an organized and planned manner."

In this regard, Kim Soo-hyun's legal representative, lawyer Ko Sang-rok, posted on his personal account on the 20th, "Kim Soo-hyun's side did not file a criminal complaint against lawyer Boo Ji-seok," adding, "It appears that law enforcement authorities have confirmed accomplice suspicions and converted him to a suspect. It is extremely rare for a suspect's legal representative to be recognized as an accomplice and converted to a suspect."

Furthermore, lawyer Ko Sang-rok stated regarding lawyer Boo Ji-seok, "This is the same lawyer who was publicly disciplined for one month by the Bar Association a month ago for displaying false title advertisements on the Gangnam club's electronic billboard and dancing, which received major media coverage. While appealing this disciplinary action through an administrative lawsuit, he conspired with Kim Se-ye to hold a press conference spreading false information, such as claiming his client's deceased daughter was a victim of child sexual crimes, based on fabricated evidence."

He continued, "If he directly participated in spreading false information based on such fabricated evidence, he would likely face criminal punishment along with Kim Se-ye. However, since the conspiracy relationship between them, including joint planning, was not clearly revealed to the outside, Kim Soo-hyun and Gold Medalist did not file a criminal complaint against lawyer Boo Ji-seok at the initial stage. However, reviewing the arrest warrant application directly released by Kim Se-ye today, it is understood that the conspiracy relationship of lawyer Boo Ji-seok was confirmed during the investigation."

Earlier, last March, the YouTube channel "Gaseoyeon" raised allegations of an underage romantic relationship and private life issues with the late Kim Sae-ron through a video.

Kim Soo-hyun held a press conference to completely refute these allegations. Additionally, Kim Soo-hyun's side filed a criminal complaint against the late Kim Sae-ron's bereaved family and "Gaseoyeon" for violating the Act on the Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (defamation), and also filed a civil lawsuit for 12 billion won in damages against Kim Se-ui (CEO) and the late Kim Sae-ron's bereaved family.

Meanwhile, Judge Bae Dong-sik, presiding judge of the Seoul Central District Court's warrant-specialized division, is scheduled to conduct a pre-arrest suspect interrogation (substantive warrant review) for Kim Se-ui (CEO) on the 26th at 10:30 a.m. on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes, etc. (distribution of materials filmed using cameras, etc.).

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