Go Jun-hee, ‘Burning Sun involvement’ allegations
Turns out it wasn’t true, but…
“YouTubers are spreading false information again”
Go Jun-hee / Photo = Hankyung DB
Actress Go Jun-hee revealed her will to respond strongly to YouTubers who spread false information.
On the 8th, Oh Kims, the legal representative of Go Jun-hee, said, “Recently, false facts that damage the reputation of actress Ko Jun-hee are being circulated again through some YouTubers on YouTube. It is still being circulated online for various reasons, causing great pain to the person concerned.”
A representative of Oh Kims said, “Our law firm sued malicious netizens who created and spread the false fact that actress Go Jun-hee was an actress who provided sexual services at Burning Sun, and many of them violated the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. He emphasized that the rumors about Go Jun-hee are not true.
In addition, “I would like to inform you once again that the rumors circulated through YouTube that Go Jun-hee is a Burning Sun hospitality actress are not true at all, and are merely provocative false facts created by malicious YouTubers and netizens.” Spreading unfounded facts through videos, posts, or comments in an online space where anyone can see it, or damaging the reputation of a person through abusive language or sexual harassment is a serious criminal act that inflicts indescribable pain on the victim. emphasized.
He warned that spreading fake news could also be a crime.
A representative of O’Kims said, “In addition to generating and disseminating false facts online, the act of distributing false information created by others through videos and posts is a violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. It is a criminal act that is subject to criminal punishment.” He said, “The criminal activities of those who disseminate false facts to damage the honor of actress Go Jun-hee, and to annihilate a woman’s character with serious abusive and sexually harassing remarks are pursued and continuously monitored. Therefore, we will take all possible legal measures, including criminal prosecution and civil damages claims, without any leniency or tolerance.”
At the same time, he requested, “I request that you immediately stop any acts that damage the reputation of actress Go Jun-hee by creating or distributing false facts, and further cause psychological damage, and delete all existing posts that defame you.” did.
Go Jun-hee suffered from the spread of unconfirmed rumors last year. Rumors that have not been confirmed have spread even though they have directly stated that “it is not true” through social media such as Instagram and YouTube channels.
In the end, Go Jun-hee started taking legal action in April last year, and in August of last year, a total of 32 malicious commenters were sued, and 30 people were reported to have been sent to trial or punished.
The following is the full text of the position of legal representative Koh Jun-hee:
Hello. This is Oh Kims, the legal representative of actress Go Jun-hee.
Recently on YouTube, through several YouTubers, defamatory false information about actress Go Jun-hee is being circulated again.
Our law firm sued malicious netizens who created and disseminated the false fact that actress Go Jun-hee was an actress who provided sexual favors at Burning Sun in the past, and many of them violated the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc. was punished with
Despite the fact that the above is not true, these malicious rumors are still being spread online for the purpose of increasing the number of views on YouTube, etc., causing great pain to the person concerned.
We would like to inform you once again that the rumors that have recently been circulated through YouTube that Jun-hee Go is a Burning Sun hospitality actress are not true at all, and are merely provocative false facts created by malicious YouTubers and netizens without end.
Disseminating baseless facts through videos, posts, or comments in an online space where anyone can see it, or defaming a person’s reputation with abusive language or sexual harassment is a serious crime that inflicts indescribable pain on the victim.
Creating and disseminating false facts online, as well as distributing false information created by others through videos and postings, is a crime that falls under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection and Defamation under the Criminal Act. It is subject to criminal punishment.
As a legal representative of actress Go Jun-hee, our law firm pursues and continuously monitors the criminal acts of those who disseminate false facts to defame actress Go Jun-hee and obliterate a woman’s character with serious abusive and sexually harassing remarks. Therefore, we inform you that we will take all possible legal actions such as criminal prosecution and civil damages claim without any leniency or tolerance.
Therefore, we ask that you immediately stop any acts that create or spread false facts that defame actor Go Jun-hee and further cause psychological damage, and delete all existing defamatory posts.
thank you.
Kim So-yeon, reporter at Hankyung.com sue123@hankyung.com
