Kim Se-se, first pre-trial hearing today (11th) in 'Kim Soo-hyun defamation' case

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The trial against Kim Se-se, CEO of Gaseyeon Research Institute (hereinafter Gaseyeon), for allegedly defaming actor Kim Soo-hyun will proceed with formal procedures.

On the afternoon of the 11th, the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Collegiate Panel No. 26 held the first pre-trial hearing for Kim Se-se, who was arrested and prosecuted on charges including violation of the Information and Communications Network Act (defamation).

The Seoul Central District Court decided to reassign the case to a collegiate panel. Originally assigned to Criminal Single Judge No. 14 for individual trial, it was reassigned to Criminal Collegiate Panel No. 26, where three judges will hear the case, following the reassignment decision.

The trial has undergone multiple changes. Since Kim Se-se was arrested and prosecuted in June, the hearing date has been postponed or changed twice. Kim Se-se's side filed a quasi-appeal against the seizure order by law enforcement authorities and requested a stay of execution. They also requested a citizen participation trial.

Previously, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office Women and Children Crime Investigation Division No. 2 arrested and prosecuted Kim Se-ui (CEO) on charges including violation of the Information and Communications Network Act (defamation), violation of the Special Act on Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (distribution of materials filmed using cameras, etc.), and violation of the Stalking Crime Punishment Act.

Kim Se-se is accused of spreading false statements from March to May last year through YouTube live broadcasts and press conferences, claiming that the late actor Kim Sae-ron had been in a relationship with Kim Soo-hyun for about six years since she was a minor and that pressure from Kim Soo-hyun's side to repay debts caused the deceased's death.

Additionally, Kim Se-se is also accused of using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to manipulate the deceased's voice and fabricating false facts that she had been in a relationship with Kim Soo-hyun since middle school, thereby damaging Kim Soo-hyun's reputation.

The police and Prosecution Service who investigated the case stated in the indictment that Kim Se-se broadcasted false facts 25 times in total for the purpose of slandering Kim Soo-hyun. The charges also include publicly releasing photos exposing Kim Soo-hyun's body and mentioning the possibility of releasing additional photos, thereby coercing Kim Soo-hyun's side to admit to a relationship with the deceased and issue a public apology.

However, Kim Se-se appeared at the substantive review of the arrest warrant in May and has completely denied all charges, stating, "I do not admit to anything and will refute everything."

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