As Kim Soo-hyun Appears as a Witness… Kim Se-ui Expresses Grievance and Protest, Emphasizing "Not AI Manipulation" and His Innocence [Star Scene] [Comprehensive Report]

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Actor Kim Soo-hyun appeared as a witness at the defamation trial of Kim Se-ui, president of Garosero Research Institute. President Kim Se-ui fully denied the charges in court and appealed for understanding regarding his grievance.

At 2 p.m. on the 11th, Criminal Division 26 (Presiding Judge Lee Hyun-kyung) of the Seoul Central District Court conducted a hearing for President Kim Se-ui, who was indicted while in custody on charges including violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. (defamation).

On this day, Kim Soo-hyun arrived at the court privately around 1:40 p.m. for witness examination. Numerous reporters were waiting on site to capture sight of Kim Soo-hyun, but he entered the courtroom through a separate route rather than the main entrance.

President Kim Se-ui claimed innocence. His defense attorney stated, "We deny all facts alleged in the indictment. The specified facts are not false. (Kim Soo-hyun) dated a minor," requesting an acquittal.

President Kim Se-ui also directly appealed for understanding regarding his grievance. He said, "On October 15 last year, I submitted an analysis report by a professor at the Korea University Forensic Center stating that the voice of the late actress Kim Sae-ron was not AI-generated manipulation," adding, "Since I am from a humanities background rather than science and engineering, I did not properly review the difficult terminology in the report and focused only on the conclusion that there was no manipulation or editing."

He then mentioned the creation time of the voice file noted in the report. President Kim Se-ui stated, "The creation time of the voice file is clearly written in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). At that time, actress Kim Sae-ron was alive and residing in New Jersey, USA," arguing, "I conducted a broadcast exposing issues related to Kim Soo-hyun on March 10, 2025. It is impossible that the voice was manipulated with AI two months before the exposure broadcast and one month before actress Kim Sae-ron passed away."

Additionally, President Kim Se-ui pointed out that the charges listed in the arrest warrant differed from those in the indictment. He said, "The arrest warrant included content about AI-generated manipulation and conspiring with bereaved family members to falsely defame Kim Soo-hyun while knowing it was false, but in the actual indictment, the AI-generated manipulation content was omitted and it was changed to the effect that I broadcast based solely on one-sided claims from the bereaved family."

He further appealed, "In a state of detention, I cannot search for materials or conduct investigations, so I have no choice but to receive an unfair trial," adding, "I am detained, branded as a criminal, and turned into a devil."

During this process, the court also restrained President Kim Se-ui, whose emotions had become heightened. The court requested President Kim Se-ui, whose voice had risen, to "Please do not shout; speak calmly." In response, President Kim Se-ui said, "It will be over soon. Please do not cut me off," and continued his statement.

Subsequently, the witness examination of Kim Soo-hyun began. Since the charges included violation of the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes, the witness examination was conducted in private.

Prior to the witness examination, the court stated, "We will hold this in private to protect the victim's privacy. We will lift the private status after the witness examination." The court then requested President Kim Se-ui and the spectators to leave.

In response, President Kim Se-ui protested toward the court, saying, "I also have the right to ask questions directly. Are you preventing me from asking questions at all?" The court explained, "You cannot do it directly. If your attorney speaks, we will give you an opportunity to question through your attorney."

The private witness examination of Kim Soo-hyun, which began around 2:45 p.m., ended around 4:15 p.m. after proceeding for approximately 90 minutes. The trial was then adjourned for about 10 minutes and resumed around 4:25 p.m., followed by cross-examination of Kim Soo-hyun.

Meanwhile, President Kim Se-ui has continuously made claims through YouTube broadcasts and other channels since March last year that Kim Soo-hyun dated the late (deceased) Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor, and that he bears responsibility for her death. He also held a press conference on behalf of the bereaved family side and released materials claiming to be voice recordings of the late Kim Sae-ron and KakaoTalk conversations with Kim Soo-hyun.

However, investigative authorities determined that the voice recording file released by Kim Se-ui was a manipulated file generated by generative artificial intelligence (AI), and that the content of the KakaoTalk conversations between Kim Soo-hyun and the late Kim Sae-ron was also manipulated. President Kim Se-ui was detained in May last year on charges of spreading false facts about Kim Soo-hyun.

Kim Soo-hyun has also filed an application for a preliminary injunction to delete and prohibit the posting of YouTube videos against Kim Se-ui.

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