[Exclusive]Prosecution Service returns records in Kim Soo-hyun 'alleged grooming of the late Kim Sae-ron' case..investigation concludes

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The criminal complaint filed by the family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron and Kim Se-ui (CEO) against actor Kim Soo-hyun for alleged violations of the Child Welfare Act and false accusations has effectively been concluded. Following the police's decision not to transfer the case due to insufficient evidence, it was confirmed that the Prosecution Service also returned the case records to the police without taking separate measures such as requesting a reinvestigation.

According to an investigation by StarNews on the 7th, the Prosecution Service returned the investigation records of the case in which Kim Soo-hyun was reported for alleged violations of the Child Welfare Act and false accusations on the 3rd. This comes about a month after the police decided not to transfer the case on July 29 and handed over the case records to the Prosecution Service.

By returning the records without requesting supplementary or reinvestigation from the police after reviewing them, the Prosecution Service allowed the police's decision not to transfer the case to stand as is. Consequently, the investigation procedure that had continued for about one year and four months since the complaint was filed has effectively been concluded.

Previously, the family of the late Kim Sae-ron claimed in May last year that Kim Soo-hyun dated the late Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor and engaged in so-called 'grooming,' leading to a criminal complaint against Kim Soo-hyun for alleged violations of the Child Welfare Act (including child abuse, coercion of sexual acts against children, intermediation, sexual harassment, etc.). Kim Se-ui (CEO), which exposed related content, also filed a false accusation complaint against Kim Soo-hyun, who had sued them for defamation.

At that time, the family claimed that "Kim Soo-hyun engaged in lewd acts or sexual harassment and other forms of sexual abuse against the late Kim Sae-ron starting from the winter break of her second year of middle school when she was a minor."

However, the Seoul Seongdong Police Station, which investigated the case, decided not to transfer the case on July 29 due to insufficient evidence regarding the allegations that Kim Soo-hyun violated the Child Welfare Act and committed false accusations.

The police determined that it was difficult to recognize the allegations after comprehensively reviewing the submitted materials and factual circumstances related to the suspicion that Kim Soo-hyun dated the late Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor and engaged in grooming.

Kim Soo-hyun's legal representative, lawyer Ko Sang-rok, told StarNews, "Under the Child Welfare Act, 'child' refers to a person under 18 years of age." He explained, "In this case, we investigated whether it is true that Kim Soo-hyun dated the late Kim Sae-ron during her third year of high school when she was 19 by Korean age, including the period before she turned 18, and whether any acts violating the Child Welfare Act, such as sexual or emotional abuse, occurred during this process."

He continued, "This was not a limited investigation into only some periods of the deceased's childhood. The entire alleged misconduct was investigated, including the third year of high school, which is generally recognized by people as a period of minority. As a result of investigating the claims raised by the other party and submitted materials, as well as the relationship at the time and relevant factual circumstances, the police determined that they could not recognize any violation of the Child Welfare Act against Kim Soo-hyun."

Meanwhile, Kim Se-ui (CEO) has continuously claimed since March last year through YouTube broadcasts and other means that Kim Soo-hyun dated the late Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor and bore responsibility for her death. Additionally, they held a press conference on behalf of the family and released audio recordings allegedly of the late Kim Sae-ron's voice and materials claimed to be KakaoTalk conversations with Kim Soo-hyun.

However, investigative authorities determined that the audio recording files released by Kim Se-se were fabricated using generative artificial intelligence (AI), and that the alleged KakaoTalk conversation content between Kim Soo-hyun and the late Kim Sae-ron was also manipulated.

Kim Se-ui (CEO) was arrested in May last year on charges of spreading false facts regarding Kim Soo-hyun, among others, and the Prosecution Service transferred him to court in June. Although the first trial was originally scheduled for the 14th of last month, the trial schedule was postponed after Kim Se-se's side requested a jury trial.

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