Final Appeal of Choi Jong-hoon in 'Group Sexual Assault' Case... To Face Supreme Court Judgment Alongside Jung Joon-young

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] Singer Choi Jong-hoon, who was sentenced to prison in both the first and second trials for participating in a group sexual assault, will now face a Supreme Court ruling.

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According to the court on the 18th, Choi's lawyer filed an appeal with the Seoul High Court Criminal Division 12 (Presiding Judges Yoon Jong-gu, Choi Bong-hee, Jo Chan-young) disagreeing with the second trial verdict. Choi was sentenced to five years in prison in the first trial but had his sentence reduced to two years and six months in the second trial on the 12th.

The second trial court stated that although Choi did not admit to the charges and showed a lack of "sincere remorse," the fact that he reached a settlement with the victim was partially reflected in the sentencing.

Singer Jung Joon-young, who was indicted alongside Choi and sentenced to five years in prison in the second trial, and the prosecution also filed appeals on the 13th and 14th, respectively.

Jung and Choi were arrested and indicted on charges of gang rape of intoxicated women in January 2016 in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, and in March in Daegu.

Jung is also accused of illegally distributing secretly recorded videos 11 times, including revealing that he had sexual relations with women in a KakaoTalk chatroom involving celebrities at the end of 2015 and sending the secretly filmed videos.

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