Prosecutors Indict Former Actor and Nightclub Manager for Threatening Lee Seon-gyun to Extort Money

Former actress and entertainment venue manager who extorted hundreds of millions of won from late actor Lee Seon-gyun have been brought to trial.

The Violent Crimes Division of Incheon District Prosecutors' Office (Chief Prosecutor Lee Young-chang) on the 23rd indicted former film actress A (28, female) on charges of extortion and attempted extortion.

A woman in her 20s who threatened the late actor Lee Seon-gyun is attending the warrant hearing. Photo by Yonhap News

The prosecution also added extortion charges against entertainment venue manager B (29, female), who was previously indicted on drug-related charges (psychotropic substances and marijuana).

A is accused of demanding 200 million won from Lee last October and extorting 50 million won through threats.

At the time, A contacted Lee, whom she did not personally know, and threatened, "I will have B, who used drugs, arrested, so I need to get money," and said, "Let's recover all the money (300 million won) given to B and settle it with 200 million won (to be given to me)," according to the investigation.

B is accused of calling Lee in September last year, before A's crime, and extorting 300 million won by saying, "An unknown hacker is trying to expose our relationship. We need to stop it with money."

After receiving the case from the police on the 5th, the prosecution extended A's detention period once and has been conducting supplementary investigations.

At the detention hearing held at Incheon District Court on the 28th of last month, A appeared holding a baby and has acting experience in minor roles in films produced in 2012 and 2015.

A and B, who have previous convictions for fraud and were sentenced to prison, first met in prison, and it is known that A lived in the apartment above B's for about seven years, maintaining a close relationship.