'Kim Soo-hyun defamation allegations' finally... Kim Se-ui transferred to Prosecution Service while in custody

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Kim Se-ui, operator of the YouTube channel 'Vertical and Horizontal Research Institute' (Gaseyeon), who was arrested on charges of spreading false information, including claims that adult actor Kim Soo-hyun had been in a relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron since she was a minor, has been transferred to the Prosecution Service.

According to NEWS1 on the 4th, the Seoul Gangnam Police Station announced on the morning of that day that YouTuber Kim Se-ui was transferred to the Prosecution Service in custody on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (filming, distribution, etc. using cameras, etc.) and defamation.

Kim Se-ui faces charges of repeatedly spreading claims and audio recordings suggesting that Kim Sae-ron had been in a relationship with Kim Soo-hyun for about six years starting from when she was a minor at age 15, through YouTube broadcasts and press conferences, among other means, from March to May last year.

It is also reported that he made claims suggesting that pressure on Kim Soo-hyun to repay debts was the direct cause of the deceased's death.

Kim Se-ui also faces charges of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate the late Kim Sae-ron's voice in the process of spreading such false information.

As a result, Kim Se-ui was arrested on the 26th of last month. At the time, the court explained the reason for issuing the warrant, stating, "There is a risk of destroying evidence and fleeing."

Subsequently, Kim Se-ui's side filed a petition for review of the lawfulness of detention, but the court rejected the request, stating, "There is no ground for the petition." A review of the lawfulness of detention is a procedure in which the court is asked to re-examine whether the detention of a detained suspect is lawful and whether continued detention is necessary.

Meanwhile, Kim Soo-hyun's side recently attracted attention by announcing a civil lawsuit for damages worth 30 billion won against Kim Se-ui.

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