Singer Jung Joon-young Appeals 5-Year Prison Sentence in Second Trial... Supreme Court to Make Final Decision

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyung-min] Singer Jung Joon-young, who was sentenced to five years in prison in the second trial for charges including participation in gang rape, has appealed the verdict.

According to the court on the 14th, Jung's lawyer submitted a notice of appeal to the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 12 (Presiding Judges Yoon Jong-gu, Choi Bong-hee, Jo Chan-young) the day before. Accordingly, Jung will receive the final judgment at the Supreme Court.

The appellate court overturned the first trial's six-year prison sentence on the 12th and sentenced Jung to five years in prison.

The court reduced the sentence citing Jung's sincere reflection on his actions, but sentenced him to imprisonment as no settlement was reached with the victims.

Co-defendant singer Choi Jong-hoon was sentenced to two years and six months in prison, overturning the first trial's five-year sentence, on the grounds that although he lacked "sincere reflection," he reached a settlement with the victims. Choi's side has not yet appealed.

Jung and Choi were arrested and indicted in January 2016 in Hongcheon, Gangwon-do, and in March in Daegu for gang rape of intoxicated women.

Jung is also charged with distributing illegal recordings 11 times, including secretly filming and sending videos in a KakaoTalk chatroom involving celebrities at the end of 2015, revealing sexual relations with women.

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