Bereaved Family Files Lawsuit Against YouTuber Lee Jinho
The Seodaemun Police Station in Seoul is investigating a case in which the family of the late Kim Sae-ron filed a defamation lawsuit against YouTuber Lee Jin-ho.
On the 17th, Attorney Bu Ji-seok, head of the law firm Buyu representing the family of Kim Sae-ron, held a press conference in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to file a complaint against YouTuber Lee Jin-ho. From left, Kwon Young-chan, director of the Korea Celebrity Suicide Prevention Association, Attorney Bu, and Kim Se-ui, head of the Garosero Research Institute. Photo by Yonhap News.
According to the police on the 19th, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency received the complaint from Kim's family's legal representative on the 17th and assigned the case to the Seodaemun Police Station's investigation division.
Lee had uploaded several videos on YouTube about Kim from the time after Kim caused a drunk driving accident in 2022 until her death in February of this year. After Kim's death, Lee set all the videos to private.
Bu Ji-seok, the lead attorney at the law firm Buyu and legal representative of the family, stated upon filing the complaint, "Lee not only denied the fact that the two were dating but also spread false information portraying the deceased as a strange woman, causing severe mental distress." He added, "We plan to file additional complaints regarding other videos in the future."
Attorney Bu also judged that Lee's setting the videos to private constitutes evidence tampering and urged the police to conduct a search and seizure to secure the videos.
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