Jeon Cheong-jo, Nam Hyun-hee's Nephew Assaulted "As a Form of Discipline"... Suspect Investigated as a Criminal

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Jeon Cheong-jo (27), who was known as the remarriage partner of former national fencing representative Nam Hyun-hee (42), has been confirmed to have claimed that the assault on Nam’s nephew was an act done "as a form of discipline."

The Seongnam Jungwon Police Station in Gyeonggi Province investigated Jeon on the 4th as a suspect on charges including violation of the Child Welfare Act (child abuse), threats, and violation of the Stalking Punishment Act.

Jeon is accused of hitting the buttocks of A, a middle school student and Nam’s nephew, about 10 times with the handle part of a children's golf club approximately 1 meter long at Nam’s mother’s house in Jungwon-gu, Seongnam City on August 31.

Earlier, in April, Jeon is also suspected of sending threatening messages such as "I will make sure you have no friends around you" and "I will send bodyguards to your school to take care of you" to A, because A demanded pocket money from Nam.

Jeon admitted to both charges and stated that it was done "as a form of discipline."

The investigation on that day was reportedly conducted by police officers from Seongnam Jungwon Police Station at the Seoul Songpa Police Station, where Jeon is currently detained.

The 'golf club assault' incident involving Jeon had already been reported to the police by a child protection agency in September, but during previous investigations, A denied the abuse, saying he had "never been assaulted."

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However, after Jeon was reported to the police on stalking charges on the 26th of last month following a breakup notice from Nam, and suspicions about Jeon’s gender, past fraud convictions, and impersonation of a third-generation chaebol surfaced, A reportedly gave truthful testimony about the abuse to the police.

Additionally, the police announced that they have completed an investigation into B, Jeon’s mother, who is suspected of violating the Stalking Punishment Act by making unwanted contact with Nam.

B is accused of repeatedly contacting Nam over 20 times by phone calls and messages on the 30th of last month, against Nam’s wishes. B told the police, "I contacted Nam because I felt sorry for my child (Jeon), who broke up with Nam, and wanted to reconnect the two."

A police official stated, "The Seongnam Jungwon Police Station has conducted investigations at least once for all three cases: Jeon Cheong-jo’s stalking of Nam Hyun-hee, Jeon Cheong-jo’s assault and threats against Nam Hyun-hee’s nephew, and Jeon’s mother’s stalking of Nam Hyun-hee," adding, "Further investigations and decisions on whether to send the cases for prosecution will be made later."

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