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![[Seoul=NEWSIS] Reporter Kwon Chang-hoe = Kim Se-se, CEO of the horizontal and vertical research institute, appeared at Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 26th for a pre-trial investigation (substantive review of the arrest warrant) on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (distribution of materials filmed using cameras, etc.). She responded to reporters' questions. May 26, 2026. kch0523@newsis.com /Photo=Kwon Chang-hoe](https://image.starnewskorea.com/21/2026/05/2026052611015532058_1.jpg)

Kim Se-se, CEO of the horizontal and vertical research institute (Gaseyeon), who is under suspicion of spreading false information about actor Kim Soo-hyun, denied the allegations again.
Seoul Central District Court conducted a pre-trial investigation (substantive review of the arrest warrant) on the 26th for Kim Se-ui (CEO) on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (filming and distribution using cameras, etc.), defamation, and others.
Appearing at around 9:59 a.m. that day, Kim Se-ui (CEO) responded to the question of whether she admitted the charges by saying, "I do not admit any of them and plan to refute everything," and added, "(The arrest warrant) is a nonsense that hasn't even sorted out the basic facts."
Kim Se-ui (CEO) continued, "The issue is that we submitted AI-manipulated audio, but the National Forensic Service stated that AI manipulation cannot be determined." She further said, "It is unacceptable for the South Korean police to deny the National Forensic Service and instead trust a private company hired by Kim Soo-hyun."
Kim Se-ui (CEO) claimed that she had given prior notice regarding the reconstruction of the content of a KakaoTalk conversation that she had publicly revealed in a press conference in March 2025, which referred to "unknown" as Kim Soo-hyun. She emphasized that the arrest warrant application and request were "too intentional and hastily fabricated," and stated that she would file a complaint with the Seoul National Police Agency against the Seoul Gangnam Police Station and the Seoul Central District Prosecution Service officials on charges such as distortion of the law.
Kim Se-ui (CEO) is under suspicion of spreading false information through Gaseyeon's YouTube channel that the late Kim Sae-ron dated Kim Soo-hyun when she was a minor and that the cause of Kim Sae-ron's death was financial pressure from Kim Soo-hyun's side to repay debts.
Additionally, she is also charged with using artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate the late Kim Sae-ron's voice and fabricating false information such as "I had sexual relations with Kim Soo-hyun for the first time during the winter break of my second year of middle school," thereby damaging Kim Soo-hyun's reputation.
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