The man convicted of breaking into the home of actress Nana (Mask Girl, Glitch, Climax) has denied a new charge of filing a false accusation against her.
On November 10, the man in his 30s, surnamed Kim, appeared at the first hearing of his false accusation and theft case at the Seoul Central District Court. His side argued that it "was not a false accusation, because he did not report anything untrue."
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What Kim Is Charged With
While he was under investigation and on trial for the break-in, Kim claimed that he had also been hurt and filed a complaint against Nana in December last year, accusing her of attempted murder and special assault. Police ruled that Nana had acted in self-defense and decided not to send the case to prosecutors. Nana then countersued Kim for making a false accusation.
Prosecutors concluded that Kim had filed the complaint to get Nana criminally punished and indicted him for false accusation. That case was combined with a separate theft charge, in which he is accused of stealing more than 20 million won (about $14,900) worth of goods from a wine shop in November last year. At the hearing, Kim admitted to most of the theft charge. The court scheduled another hearing for March 16 next year to hear witnesses on the theft.
Seven-Year Sentence Upheld on Appeal
Kim was charged with breaking into Nana's home in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, in the early hours of November 15 last year while carrying a weapon. He threatened Nana and her mother, including choking them, and demanded money, but the attempt failed. He was sentenced to seven years in prison at his first trial, and the appeals court upheld the sentence on October 22.
Kim had argued that he was not carrying a weapon and had no intention of committing robbery, but the court did not accept his claims. He has appealed again, and the case is now waiting on a ruling from the Supreme Court.
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