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Gossip is debating an actor's haircut or outfit choice when they go to the market. Exposing predatory behavior toward minors is necessary reporting. The only people threatened by this truth are those interested in protecting predators. Instead of questioning why rich, powerful men face no consequences on such a serious issue, you're attacking MDL for daring to report it. This is exactly how complex and sensitive crimes like sexual abuse continue to fluorish in society— because people like you are silencing victims and dismissing their stories as 'drama' and 'gossip'.
Lol his defenders are so ignorant: everyone of them say the same few things "innocent until proven guilty" , "…
the law sides with the rich and powerful in korea. and pretty much everywhere. they're rich, they can drag out the case for as long as they can, but poor people can never match that. it's garbage.
Legally, he did not commit any crimes. It was still legal for him to date this girl.Legally, Sae Ron owed him…
The parents never intended to pursue legal action because their goal wasn’t criminal prosecution—it was accountability. They wanted an apology, a public acknowledgment of the relationship, and justice for their daughter’s reputation by clearing her name from slander—something that Lee Jin Ho had been continuously doing since Saeron was alive up until after her death. This doesn’t mean the law was on Kim Soo Hyun’s side.
Their initial decision to avoid litigation doesn’t imply the law permitted Kim Soo Hyun’s actions—it highlights the brutal reality of challenging a wealthy, powerful celebrity in a justice system stacked against victims.
In South Korea, defamation laws are notoriously weaponised to silence accusers, especially when targeting high-profile figures. Even with evidence, the parents risked being countersued or dismissed as opportunists—this you have seen everywhere even on Twitter and MDL. His deranged fans are still attacking her parents to this day.
Legal battles demand exorbitant upfront costs, protracted timelines, and navigating an industry that protects its stars at all costs. It is reasonable that Saeron's parents would try to avoid that initially. Furthermore, lawyers would often advise victims to first take their claims to the media—not because the allegations lack legal merit, but because public pressure is the only force capable of strengthening their case in obtaining justice.
Legally, he did not commit any crimes. It was still legal for him to date this girl.Legally, Sae Ron owed him…
Wrong. Grooming has always been illegal in S. Korea. Legal updates (like those in 2020) often aim to close loopholes where the age of consent is blurred and not clear enough. It does not mean grooming was legal prior to 2020, because the Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Against Sexual Abuse (passed in 1997) criminalised sexual acts with minors under 19 in exploitative situations, regardless of consent. The claim that relationships between adults and 15-year-olds were fully legal before 2020 is a gross misrepresentation of the law.
The 1997 statute was further reinforced by the 2013 Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Against Sexual Abuse, which specifically criminalised grooming and exploitative relationships with minors under 16 by figures like teachers, employers, or celebrities (Article 7), carrying penalties of up to life imprisonment.
The 2020 amendment didn’t suddenly make it illegal—nor does it mean prior to this it was legal—stop saying this shit—the 2020 amendment only eliminated a technical loophole by clarifying the age threshold across all laws from 1997, 2013 and 2020.
Courts had already ruled against such exploitation before 2020. What he had done was NEVER legal—just a matter of which law prosecutors choose to apply. Offenders who failed to be sentenced previously are not indicators that all future offenders will be exonerated. Yes, even if the courts are unable to punish him with the existing laws and all the laws passed prior to 2020, it's still morally wrong. We need to remember that a weak prosecution and most acquittals are a result of lack of evidence, procedural errors, legal technicalities like loopholes in the law, unreliable witnesses, and prosecution misconduct. All these things contribute to acquittals, even if the person was guilty. It doesn't mean that what he did was "legal". It just meant that the prosecution has failed to hold them accountable for their crimes. The laws exist—it doesn't mean what he did was legal. It just meant there's weak enforcement.
You can look up the links for the legislations yourself.
Also, he may not have been legally wrong to ask for that money back, but to shut off any types of communication while doing that is highly dubious and questionable—it could count as an act of intimidation and therefore you can't say his method is "legal" either.
The right thing to do at this conference was to apologise and ask for forgiveness.
1. Ask for forgiveness from Saeron's family. And then 2. ask for forgiveness from his fans and everyone else who believed in him.
He should have come forward as someone who regretted his actions, but he should have also shown that he was man enough to take responsibility. He shouldn't have put on this pathetic crying performance.
The family was not asking for compensation. They wanted an apology. If he had a heart, he should have offered compensation too, even if they reject it
Had he done all those things, then maybe his career could still be saved. Unfortunately, he was too egotistical and narcissistic to even do the bare minimum. Everything he said in this presscon was about him, him, him and more him. And then he piled the blame on Saeron, her past DUI, her family. The victim here clearly wasn't him, but he kept presenting himself as one. He brought this all upon himself and he blew this one chance he had.
No matter what happened, as long as he didn't r*p the girl when she was a minor or when she became an adult, he…
oh, so as long as he didn’t technically commit murder or rape, his years of grooming, financial abuse, psychological torture, and media sabotage are just… what? a fun little hobby?
let’s spell it out for your morally bankrupt brain:
1. he preyed on a 15-year-old. that’s not ‘nothing’—it’s predatory behavior 101.
2. he trapped her in a 700 million won debt. that’s not ‘business’.
3. he fed her to the wolves by leaking her info. that’s not ‘drama’—it’s psychological warfare, ensuring she couldn't return to the entertainment industry and unable to pay her debt!
keep gargling his lies like a good little fanbot you are. defending a predator says everything about ***you***
‘leave him alone’? how about he leave children alone? if this guy is not put away, he would be out again victimising another innocent girl, and this time he would be smarter and even more ruthless because he will ensure he won't be caught ever again!!! if he isn't put away now, who will be the next victim?!
now gtfo you POS. go ride his d*ck but he'd prob flick you away
1. crazy KSH fans 2. ppl who want justice for KSR and rightfully roast KSH for his despicable acts 3. the ppl who claim they want justice for KSR but continue to mention "internet bullies."
now let's talk about KSH fans first. they're deranged, their arguments are all the same, and they go like this:
KSH fans: what he did was a mistake!! people make mistakes. he only dated her for a year. that's his mistake. KSH fans: KSR had the DUI, she's at fault. she caused her own death, it was her downfall! and her family?! her family sent her to the industry!!
NO. what KSH did was not a mistake. he was 27 years old and knowingly got himself into a relationship with a 15-year-old. and he's still lying. you're stupid for believing what he's saying.
KSR's DUI was a mistake. she apologised and she took responsibility for it. and the other mistake was that she got involved with a demon, a mistake that cost her HER LIFE.
i'm not surprised that women have such a hard time on earth. not only do women have to fight against predatory men, women also have to fight their own gender. braindead, vile women who can't tell between what is right and wrong. braindead, vile women who are still attacking a dead girl.
now about those who are rightfully angry at KSH and is 100% on KSR's side: go, you. you're amazing. continue to be amazing in this thread and everywhere.
now, the 3rd kind of people who also annoy me almost as much as blind KSH fans, repeatedly bringing up "online netizens" or "bullies" who disparaged KSR when she was alive.
i know some of these fans have come around and seen the error of their ways and are now trying to do the right thing.
so don't lay this all on "bullies". do you know how these "bullies" came into being? the bullies only had power because KSH HANDED IT TO THEM.
1. he leaked her private info to the media, inviting the harassment. 2. he smeared her as ‘crazy’ so the public would dismiss her. 3. he weaponised her debt to keep her trapped while online trolls finished the job for him, pushing her to his death.
this wasn’t ‘bullies vs. victim’—it was a predator outsourcing his abuse.
stop pretending this is about ‘holding everyone accountable.’ you’re distracting from the architect of this hell —the man who orchestrated KSR's destruction and let the hyenas feast.
if bullies are foot soldiers, KSH was (and still is) the general.
if you truly cared about justice, you’d be raging at the source—the predator —not polishing your ‘both sides’ medal. but sure, keep wailing over the wrong thing.
I am really shocked at the posts here ready to basically crucify a person based on what they have read or heard.…
he destroyed his own career. no one told him to stick his peen into an underaged girl. no one told him to toy with her and then threw her away like garbage, forcing her to pay 700 million won that she couldn't even pay, and blocking her return to the entertainment industry.
how the hell did he expect her to pay this amount if he sent her phone number to LJH so he could crucify her, and effectively making her return to acting impossible?! he repeatedly tried to damage her reputation, refused to talk to her, basically forcing her with little choice but to take her own life. he was a person whom she said was her first and last love ! this mfcker groomed her at 15!
you're shocked at our posts? i'm even more shocked at you that you've written a whole essay defending a monster and expressed zero sympathy for the dead and her bereaved family. to say you have no human decency is an understatement. go and defend a criminal all you want. gtfo
i just came online and saw his crying pics. looool he's acting. he's just pulling off his average crying face like he had always done in front of the cameras. is2g this guy is a hyena. instead of apologising, he dishes out another lawsuit against saeron's family. it's no wonder saeron chose to die. the person she loved the most turned out to be this huge demonic monster she couldn't bear to fight. couldn't even fight. this guy needs to go. he's ... i don't even have words to describe how despicable and how low he is. my heart really breaks so much for saeron and her family!!! i wish i could give them the justice they deserve!!!
Instead of questioning why rich, powerful men face no consequences on such a serious issue, you're attacking MDL for daring to report it. This is exactly how complex and sensitive crimes like sexual abuse continue to fluorish in society— because people like you are silencing victims and dismissing their stories as 'drama' and 'gossip'.
they're rich, they can drag out the case for as long as they can, but poor people can never match that.
it's garbage.
Their initial decision to avoid litigation doesn’t imply the law permitted Kim Soo Hyun’s actions—it highlights the brutal reality of challenging a wealthy, powerful celebrity in a justice system stacked against victims.
In South Korea, defamation laws are notoriously weaponised to silence accusers, especially when targeting high-profile figures. Even with evidence, the parents risked being countersued or dismissed as opportunists—this you have seen everywhere even on Twitter and MDL. His deranged fans are still attacking her parents to this day.
Legal battles demand exorbitant upfront costs, protracted timelines, and navigating an industry that protects its stars at all costs. It is reasonable that Saeron's parents would try to avoid that initially. Furthermore, lawyers would often advise victims to first take their claims to the media—not because the allegations lack legal merit, but because public pressure is the only force capable of strengthening their case in obtaining justice.
The 1997 statute was further reinforced by the 2013 Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Against Sexual Abuse, which specifically criminalised grooming and exploitative relationships with minors under 16 by figures like teachers, employers, or celebrities (Article 7), carrying penalties of up to life imprisonment.
The 2020 amendment didn’t suddenly make it illegal—nor does it mean prior to this it was legal—stop saying this shit—the 2020 amendment only eliminated a technical loophole by clarifying the age threshold across all laws from 1997, 2013 and 2020.
Courts had already ruled against such exploitation before 2020. What he had done was NEVER legal—just a matter of which law prosecutors choose to apply. Offenders who failed to be sentenced previously are not indicators that all future offenders will be exonerated. Yes, even if the courts are unable to punish him with the existing laws and all the laws passed prior to 2020, it's still morally wrong. We need to remember that a weak prosecution and most acquittals are a result of lack of evidence, procedural errors, legal technicalities like loopholes in the law, unreliable witnesses, and prosecution misconduct. All these things contribute to acquittals, even if the person was guilty. It doesn't mean that what he did was "legal". It just meant that the prosecution has failed to hold them accountable for their crimes. The laws exist—it doesn't mean what he did was legal. It just meant there's weak enforcement.
You can look up the links for the legislations yourself.
Also, he may not have been legally wrong to ask for that money back, but to shut off any types of communication while doing that is highly dubious and questionable—it could count as an act of intimidation and therefore you can't say his method is "legal" either.
1. Ask for forgiveness from Saeron's family. And then
2. ask for forgiveness from his fans and everyone else who believed in him.
He should have come forward as someone who regretted his actions, but he should have also shown that he was man enough to take responsibility. He shouldn't have put on this pathetic crying performance.
The family was not asking for compensation. They wanted an apology. If he had a heart, he should have offered compensation too, even if they reject it
Had he done all those things, then maybe his career could still be saved. Unfortunately, he was too egotistical and narcissistic to even do the bare minimum. Everything he said in this presscon was about him, him, him and more him. And then he piled the blame on Saeron, her past DUI, her family. The victim here clearly wasn't him, but he kept presenting himself as one. He brought this all upon himself and he blew this one chance he had.
let’s spell it out for your morally bankrupt brain:
1. he preyed on a 15-year-old. that’s not ‘nothing’—it’s predatory behavior 101.
2. he trapped her in a 700 million won debt. that’s not ‘business’.
3. he fed her to the wolves by leaking her info. that’s not ‘drama’—it’s psychological warfare, ensuring she couldn't return to the entertainment industry and unable to pay her debt!
keep gargling his lies like a good little fanbot you are. defending a predator says everything about ***you***
‘leave him alone’? how about he leave children alone? if this guy is not put away, he would be out again victimising another innocent girl, and this time he would be smarter and even more ruthless because he will ensure he won't be caught ever again!!! if he isn't put away now, who will be the next victim?!
now gtfo you POS. go ride his d*ck
but he'd prob flick you away
worth reading.
the 4th pic is so obvious. my disgust really went up after this joke of a presscon
1. crazy KSH fans
2. ppl who want justice for KSR and rightfully roast KSH for his despicable acts
3. the ppl who claim they want justice for KSR but continue to mention "internet bullies."
now let's talk about KSH fans first. they're deranged, their arguments are all the same, and they go like this:
KSH fans: what he did was a mistake!! people make mistakes. he only dated her for a year. that's his mistake.
KSH fans: KSR had the DUI, she's at fault. she caused her own death, it was her downfall! and her family?! her family sent her to the industry!!
NO. what KSH did was not a mistake. he was 27 years old and knowingly got himself into a relationship with a 15-year-old. and he's still lying. you're stupid for believing what he's saying.
KSR's DUI was a mistake. she apologised and she took responsibility for it. and the other mistake was that she got involved with a demon, a mistake that cost her HER LIFE.
i'm not surprised that women have such a hard time on earth. not only do women have to fight against predatory men, women also have to fight their own gender. braindead, vile women who can't tell between what is right and wrong. braindead, vile women who are still attacking a dead girl.
now about those who are rightfully angry at KSH and is 100% on KSR's side: go, you. you're amazing. continue to be amazing in this thread and everywhere.
now, the 3rd kind of people who also annoy me almost as much as blind KSH fans, repeatedly bringing up "online netizens" or "bullies" who disparaged KSR when she was alive.
i know some of these fans have come around and seen the error of their ways and are now trying to do the right thing.
so don't lay this all on "bullies". do you know how these "bullies" came into being? the bullies only had power because KSH HANDED IT TO THEM.
1. he leaked her private info to the media, inviting the harassment.
2. he smeared her as ‘crazy’ so the public would dismiss her.
3. he weaponised her debt to keep her trapped while online trolls finished the job for him, pushing her to his death.
this wasn’t ‘bullies vs. victim’—it was a predator outsourcing his abuse.
stop pretending this is about ‘holding everyone accountable.’ you’re distracting from the architect of this hell —the man who orchestrated KSR's destruction and let the hyenas feast.
if bullies are foot soldiers, KSH was (and still is) the general.
if you truly cared about justice, you’d be raging at the source—the predator —not polishing your ‘both sides’ medal. but sure, keep wailing over the wrong thing.
no one told him to toy with her and then threw her away like garbage, forcing her to pay 700 million won that she couldn't even pay, and blocking her return to the entertainment industry.
how the hell did he expect her to pay this amount if he sent her phone number to LJH so he could crucify her, and effectively making her return to acting impossible?! he repeatedly tried to damage her reputation, refused to talk to her, basically forcing her with little choice but to take her own life. he was a person whom she said was her first and last love ! this mfcker groomed her at 15!
you're shocked at our posts? i'm even more shocked at you that you've written a whole essay defending a monster and expressed zero sympathy for the dead and her bereaved family. to say you have no human decency is an understatement. go and defend a criminal all you want. gtfo
one definitely needs a heart of steel to fight evil of this level.
looool
he's acting.
he's just pulling off his average crying face like he had always done in front of the cameras.
is2g this guy is a hyena.
instead of apologising, he dishes out another lawsuit against saeron's family.
it's no wonder saeron chose to die.
the person she loved the most turned out to be this huge demonic monster she couldn't bear to fight. couldn't even fight.
this guy needs to go. he's ... i don't even have words to describe how despicable and how low he is.
my heart really breaks so much for saeron and her family!!! i wish i could give them the justice they deserve!!!