"Thank you for your trust and patience"... Kim Soo-hyun, cleared of false accusations, returns [Star Issue]

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Actor Kim Soo-hyun has returned. One year ago, at a press conference where he shed tears while voicing his grievance, Kim Soo-hyun stated, "Thank you for your trust and patience."

On the 27th, Kim Soo-hyun's agency, Gold Medalist, released an official statement regarding the allegations cleared against Kim Se-ui, the director of the Horizontal and Vertical Research Institute, who was arrested on the 26th.

The agency stated, "Regarding the various criminal complaints and reports filed by Kim Soo-hyun and our agency against Kim Se-ui of the Horizontal and Vertical Research Institute, the investigation results confirmed that the various allegations and evidence presented by the Horizontal and Vertical Research Institute against Kim Soo-hyun are false." It further added, "In particular, it was revealed that the deceased's KakaoTalk conversations, which were made public through the press conference, were fabricated and altered conversations with a third party unrelated to Kim Soo-hyun, and the deceased's voice was also confirmed to be a manipulated record generated using AI technology."

It continued, "Given the seriousness of the matter, including charges of violating the Act on the Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (defamation by dissemination of false facts), violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Stalking Crimes, violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes, etc. (distribution of recordings made with cameras, etc., and coercion to use such recordings), and threats, the court issued an arrest warrant for Kim Se-ui. We deeply appreciate the efforts of law enforcement authorities who uncovered the truth based on objective evidence." It explained, "Kim Soo-hyun promised at the press conference one year ago, 'I will not ask you to believe me. I will prove it.' The past year for Kim Soo-hyun was solely time spent keeping that promise. Finally, the truth has been proven through the procedures established by law and a thorough investigation."

Finally, the agency stated, "We deeply thank everyone who has trusted and waited for Kim Soo-hyun," announcing Kim Soo-hyun's return.

Previously, on the 26th, Kim Se-ui, CEO of the Horizontal and Vertical Research Institute, accused of spreading false information about Kim Soo-hyun, was arrested. Judge Bu Dong-sik, head of the warrant division at Seoul Central District Court, opened a substantive review of the arrest warrant (pre-trial investigation) for Kim Se-ui, who was indicted on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes, etc. (recording and distribution using cameras, etc.), defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, threats, and attempted coercion. The judge issued the arrest warrant, stating, "There is a risk of evidence destruction and escape."

Even after completing the substantive review of the arrest warrant, Kim Se-ui continued to deny the charges, stating, "I do not admit to any of the allegations."

Kim Se-ui is accused of spreading recordings and other materials claiming that Kim Soo-hyun dated the late actor Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor, and that Kim Soo-hyun's side's debt repayment pressure was the direct cause of Kim Sae-ron's death. He is also accused of fabricating false facts by manipulating the late Kim Sae-ron's voice using AI, thereby damaging Kim Soo-hyun's reputation. Law enforcement authorities believe that the KakaoTalk conversation contents presented by Kim Se-ui at a press conference around March last year, claiming that Kim Soo-hyun and the late Kim Sae-ron were in a relationship, were also fabricated.

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