Supreme Court Confirms Prison Sentences for JMS Female Executives Involved in Jeong Myeong-seok Sexual Crimes
Jung Myung-seok, the president of the Christian Gospel Mission (JMS), and Kim Ji-sun, known as the 'second-in-command of JMS,' who was indicted for participating in the sexual assault of female followers, have been sentenced to imprisonment.
On the 8th, the Supreme Court's 2nd Division (Presiding Justice Kim Sang-hwan) upheld the original sentence of 7 years imprisonment for Kim, who was charged with quasi-rape, along with an order to complete 80 hours of sexual violence treatment programs and a 10-year employment restriction. The court also confirmed the original sentences for Director of Civil Affairs A, indicted for aiding quasi-rape, and Executive B, indicted for aiding forced molestation, sentencing them to 3 years and 1 year and 6 months imprisonment respectively, with 3 years of suspended execution.
However, two personal secretaries indicted for aiding quasi-rape and other charges were acquitted.
Kim, known as Jung's successor and the 'second-in-command of JMS,' was charged with quasi-rape for participating in sexual crimes by instructing female followers to "protect the Lord and sleep" while knowing that Jung would molest and rape them, exploiting their inability to resist due to religious brainwashing.
The Supreme Court stated, "There is no error affecting the judgment in the original trial regarding the evidentiary value of the evidence and the legal principles concerning the establishment of quasi-rape, aiding quasi-rape, and aiding forced molestation."
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Meanwhile, JMS president Jung was arrested and indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting female followers 23 times at the training center in Wolmyeong-dong, Geumsan-gun, Chungnam Province, from February 2018 to September 2021. He was sentenced to 23 years imprisonment in the first trial, which was reduced to 17 years in the second trial. The appeal is currently ongoing.
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