"Attorney Kang Yong-seok Suspected of Trying to Escalate Dodo Mom Incident" Current Lawyer Raises Allegations

Attorney Kang Yong-seok. Photo by YouTube channel 'Garo Sero Research Institute'

[Asia Economy Reporter Shinwon Yoon] A practicing lawyer has expressed critical opinions regarding allegations that former lawmaker and attorney Kang Yong-seok manipulated an assault case with famous blogger 'Dodommom' Kim Mina into a sexual assault causing injury case.

On the 6th, Attorney Jung Tae-won of Ace Law Firm appeared on YTN Radio's "Noh Young-hee's Start of a New Morning" and said, "Lawyers generally do not easily encourage victims," adding, "The role of lawyers is to legally organize the claims of the parties involved, but in this case, it seems like they tried to escalate the incident."

Attorney Jung explained, "The gist of the case is that a securities company executive hit Dodommom with a beer bottle, causing injuries requiring two weeks of medical treatment. However, there are indications that Attorney Kang suggested shifting the charge to either sexual assault causing injury or rape causing injury, implying that more money could be obtained that way," adding, "There are talks of false accusations, but whether it is actually false must be confirmed by reviewing the submitted complaint and police statements. For now, only the fact that such messages were exchanged between Dodommom and Attorney Kang has been confirmed."

He pointed out that Attorney Kang's actions are an abuse of recent Supreme Court precedents emphasizing 'gender sensitivity' that require giving more weight to women's claims.

He said, "For men, when such incidents occur, even if they are not true, unless they can reasonably prove it, they are likely to be considered lying," and added, "Looking at Attorney Kang's messages like 'Denying it is useless, you will be arrested,' if this had actually been carried out, an innocent person could have been at risk of being arrested for rape or sexual assault."

Regarding misunderstandings that Attorney Kang's conduct is openly practiced among lawyers, he stated, "Basically, lawyers are legal professionals with a public nature, so they must not lie, and cases like this are very rare," adding, "Using legal knowledge to extort money or similar acts should never happen, and no matter who the lawyer is, if they commit a crime, strict punishment and responsibility must follow."

Earlier, on the 4th, entertainment media 'Dispatch' raised suspicions that during the 2015 'Dodommom assault case,' Attorney Kang incited Kim to extort a large settlement from the securities company executive by falsely exaggerating the assault case into a sexual assault causing injury case.

In response, Attorney Kang said on his YouTube channel 'Garo Sero Research Institute,' instead of clarifying the allegations, "I will not be shaken. Many people are telling me not to be shaken, so I will work even harder," and added, "Many people are encouraging me. Please support me by subscribing."

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