"Hwang Jung-min must have felt fear from stalking"...A found guilty, sentenced to 6 million won fine [Star Scene]

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A, who was prosecuted for stalking actor Hwang Jung-min, was sentenced to a 6 million won fine in the first trial.

On the morning of the 8th at 10 o'clock, Judge Kim Yeong-a (Director) of Criminal Division 4 at Goyang District Court of Uijeongbu conducted a sentencing hearing for A's violations of the Stalking Punishment Act and other charges. On this day, A did not appear in court; only Hwang Jung-min's lawyer and A's legal representative attended.

The court sentenced A to a fine of 6 million won.

The court stated, "Considering the content of the text messages sent by the defendant, the number of times they were sent, and the victim's status, it is clear that such messages caused anxiety or fear in the victim."

Noting especially that dozens of texts were sent daily, the court pointed out, "This alone is sufficient to cause fear in the victim and meets the continuity and repetitiveness requirements set forth in the Stalking Punishment Act."

The court considered as unfavorable circumstances that the defendant showed little remorse for the crime and that the post-crime situation was not favorable. Accordingly, A was ordered to complete a 40-hour stalking treatment program in addition to the 6th million won fine.

Previously, during the sentencing hearing held on the 11th of last month, the Prosecution Service requested a 10 million won fine for A. A's side emphasized that communication between the two was not one-sided and argued for acquittal on the stalking charges. In his final statement, A admitted there were faults in his actions but pleaded, "Being called a stalker who chased one person unilaterally for two years is a completely different story."

Meanwhile, until recently, A has been making claims through their SNS account suggesting they had a private relationship with Hwang Jung-min, a married man, and has partially released call recordings and message contents exchanged between them.

However, Hwang Jung-min's side flatly denied A's claims as "not factual." Sam Company, Hwang's agency, referred to A as "a suspect in a stalking crime who continuously harassed Hwang Jung-min" and announced that they had filed criminal charges against A.

According to Sam Company, the court imposed temporary measures such as access bans on A on three separate occasions and issued a summary order for a 3 million won fine after recognizing the stalking allegations. However, A contested this and requested a formal trial.

Separately, A has filed a lawsuit seeking approximately 200 million won in damages against Hwang Jung-min. A claims that although they were offered a soju business proposal by Hwang and subsequently produced design drafts and wrote screenplays, they did not receive fair compensation for their work.

The court handling the case referred both parties to mediation proceedings in June to facilitate a settlement. However, since neither side appeared at the mediation session on the 14th of last month, the court made a decision on compulsory mediation. Following this, both Hwang Jung-min's side and A filed objections to the compulsory mediation decision, leading the case to proceed to a full trial.

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