Dodomom "Kang Yongseok Coerced False Accusation" Also Admits Relationship Facts

"No Actual Rape or Forced Molestation Occurred"

Famous blogger Kim Mina, known as ‘Dodomom,’ claimed in court that lawyer Kang Yong-seok urged her to file a false accusation in order to obtain a settlement. She also stated that there was no actual rape or sexual assault.

'Dodoma' Kim Mina (left) and lawyer Kang Yong-seok. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 14th, Kim testified to this effect during the trial of lawyer Kang on charges of instigating false accusation, presided over by Judge Lee Jun-gu of the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Division 18.

Kim stated, “The contents described in the complaint are not true,” and “Lawyer Kang told me that if I accused Mr. A, who was then the head of a securities firm, of rape causing injury, I could receive a settlement of 300 to 500 million won.”

She also testified that while it was true that Mr. A assaulted her with a beer bottle in March 2015, he never forcibly touched her body parts.

When asked by the prosecutor, “Who was the first person to suggest filing a complaint against Mr. A?” Kim answered, “It was lawyer Kang.”

The so-called 'Dodommom' Kim Mina [Photo by Yonhap News]

When the prosecution asked, “Is there any fact that lawyer Kang sent a message saying ‘You need to add rape to the charges to increase the settlement. Even a little touching counts as sexual assault’?” Kim replied, “Yes, I remember.”

Kim admitted that she had dated lawyer Kang and testified that after falsely accusing Mr. A, she felt guilty. She claimed that she withdrew the complaint after breaking up with lawyer Kang.

She also testified that at the time of filing the complaint in December 2015, “Lawyer Kang was focused on making money, such as by suing over comments.”

Attorney Kang Yong-seok, who was prosecuted on charges of defaming Cho Min, the daughter of former Minister of Justice Cho Kuk.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Previously, Kim was sentenced to eight months in prison with a two-year probation for falsely accusing her ex-boyfriend Mr. A of sexual assault. This is the so-called allegation of lawyer Kang’s instigation of false accusation, which surfaced in 2020 when the entertainment media Dispatch released related text messages.

Subsequently, a complaint against lawyer Kang was filed with the prosecution. Kang was indicted without detention on charges of urging Kim in 2015 to accuse Mr. A of rape causing injury.

At that time, Kim told lawyer Kang that “I was assaulted by Mr. A at a drinking party, but he never tried to touch me,” and Kang is known to have persuaded her by saying, “Even a little touching constitutes sexual assault.”

Earlier, lawyer Kang Yong-seok has been on trial for defaming Cho Min, daughter of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk. In 2019, he was indicted for making false claims on the GaSeYeon broadcast that Cho Min drove a red Porsche, and a one-year prison sentence was sought.

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