'Idol School Voting Manipulation' CP Sentenced to 1 Year Imprisonment in First Trial, Legally Detained

[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The Mnet (Mnet) Chief Producer (CP) who was indicted on charges of manipulating viewer votes for the audition program 'Idol School' aired in 2017 was sentenced to prison in the first trial and detained in court.

On the 10th, Judge Wonjoong Lee of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 19 sentenced Kim, the CP who was indicted without detention on charges including obstruction of business, to one year in prison. Kim CP, who was on trial while not detained, was detained in court after being sentenced to prison. Former Mnet Business Director Kim, who was also indicted, was sentenced to a fine of 10 million won, as he was judged to be only an accessory, not an accomplice of Kim CP.

From July to September 2017, when 'Idol School' was aired, Kim CP was tried on charges of manipulating paid viewer votes (obstruction of business). Kim, who was Kim CP's superior and the production director (acting head of the headquarters) at the time, was also indicted for partially conspiring in the vote manipulation. Earlier, in the sentencing hearing held in April, the prosecution requested a prison sentence of one year and six months for Kim CP and one year for Kim.

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