'Forced molestation fine sentence' Yoo Jae-hwan to face first appeal court hearing today (11th)

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Composer and broadcaster Yoo Jae-hwan, who was brought to trial on charges of forced molestation, is set to appear in the appeal court.

The 3-1 Criminal Division of the Seoul Southern District Court is scheduled to hold the first appeal court session for Yoo Jae-hwan's forced molestation charges on the 11th.

Judge Seo Young-woo of the Seoul Southern District Court's Criminal Division 12, who issued a fine of 5 million won and ordered Yoo Jae-hwan, who was indicted on charges of forced molestation on November 26, 2025, to complete a 40-hour sexual violence treatment program, noted that Yoo Jae-hwan subsequently filed an appeal through his legal representative, contesting the ruling.

Yoo Jae-hwan was indicted without detention on charges of forced molestation after posting an Instagram post in June 2023 with the gist of "creating songs without receiving composition fees," which led to him meeting the victim.

Subsequently, Yoo Jae-hwan expressed his feelings via his SNS in May 2024, stating, "I will stay away from the entertainment and broadcasting industries until the trial is fully concluded. I sincerely apologize to those who were genuinely harmed by me."

At that time, Yoo Jae-hwan had announced his marriage to composer Jung In-kyung in April 2024, but was immediately embroiled in multiple allegations of composition fee fraud, sexual harassment, and sexual assault. He denied the sexual harassment and assault allegations, stating, "It is absolutely not true," and expressed his intention to repay the composition fee fraud allegations.

Furthermore, Yoo Jae-hwan was transferred without detention to the Prosecution Service on fraud charges. He faced allegations of deceiving female victim A, who was promised free composition services excluding labor costs in March 2022, and defrauding her of 1.3 million won. On March 6, 2022, A contacted Yoo Jae-hwan via SNS to discuss work-related matters, and the following day, she transferred 1.3 million won to Yoo Jae-hwan's account. Subsequently, Yoo Jae-hwan engaged in the act of recruiting composition project applicants and collecting payments in advance, even though the work was not yet completed, leading to the public exposure of the "composition fee recycling" allegations. Consequently, A filed a criminal complaint against Yoo Jae-hwan for fraud with the police in late May 2024.

Even after that, Yoo Jae-hwan was collectively sued by 23 individuals on charges of composition fee fraud, but in January, the police determined there was insufficient evidence and decided not to prosecute (no charges).

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