Prosecution Indicts Former Partner of Baek Yoon-sik Without Detention on False Accusation Charges

The ex-girlfriend of actor Baek Yoon-sik, who had accused him of forging an agreement and submitting it to the court, has been prosecuted for false accusation.

On the 23rd, the Criminal Division 3 of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Jo Seok-gyu) announced that they had indicted reporter Kwak Mo on charges of false accusation without detention.

Actor Baek Yoon-sik. Photo by Yonhap News Agency (Provided by Fantagio)

Kwak is accused of falsely accusing Baek of forging an agreement, which Kwak himself had drafted to not disclose their private matters, and submitting it as evidence in a civil lawsuit related to damages.

Kwak is known to have been a reporter and Baek's lover in 2013.

Despite a 30-year age difference, the two attracted public attention when they started dating, but news of their breakup was reported the same year, followed by a series of lawsuits.

After the breakup, Baek filed a damages lawsuit when Kwak claimed in the media that Baek was involved with another woman, and the case was settled after Kwak apologized.

However, in 2022, conflict resurfaced when Kwak published an essay containing personal stories from their meeting to breakup. Baek filed an injunction with the court to prohibit the publication and sale of the book, and in April 2022, the Civil Division 50 of the Seoul Central District Court (Presiding Judge Song Kyung-geun) partially granted the injunction, ordering the deletion of sensitive parts about Baek’s past relationships and sexual life. In the related main trial, Baek won a partial victory in May last year, and the appeal trial is currently ongoing.

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