'Victims of Lee Jae-rok Sexual Assault Partially Win Compensation Appeal Case'
[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] Victims who were sexually assaulted by Pastor Lee Jae-rok of Manmin Central Holiness Church won partial victories again in the appellate trial of their damages claim lawsuit against the church and Pastor Lee.
The 34th Civil Division of the Seoul High Court (Presiding Judge Jang Seok-jo) ruled on the 27th in the appellate trial that upheld the lower court's partial victory decision, ordering Pastor Lee and the church to pay a total of 1.28 billion KRW in damages to the victims. Additionally, the court ordered Pastor Lee Mo, who made defamatory remarks against the victims, and the church to pay 10 million KRW.
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Pastor Lee was prosecuted for sexually assaulting and molesting nine Manmin Church members dozens of times and was sentenced to 16 years in prison by the Supreme Court in 2019. Some victims filed a damages lawsuit in 2018, and the first trial court ruled last year that Pastor Lee and the church jointly pay 200 million KRW each to four victims and 160 million KRW each to three victims. The court also ordered Pastor Lee Mo and the church to jointly compensate the victims between 10 million and 20 million KRW for defamation.
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