Kim Sae-ron’s family files complaint vs Kim Soo-hyun over child welfare violations
Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron. Image: YouTube/SBS; Instagram/@ron_sae
The family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron on Wednesday, May 7, filed a complaint with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency against actor Kim Soo-hyun, accusing him of violating the Child Welfare Act and making false accusations.
Bu Ji-seok, the family’s legal representative, discussed this latest legal action during a press conference in Seoul earlier in the day, reiterating the late actress’s previous claims that she had been romantically involved with the actor starting when she was in her second year of middle school.
Kim Soo-hyun has strongly denied this claim.
At the conference, a recording was played of what the family claimed was a conversation between the late actress and an acquaintance. In the recording, the acquaintance’s voice was revoiced by another person to protect his privacy.
The recording was presented as evidence to corroborate her claims that she dated the actor for six years and that their relationship ended after she went to university.
After the conference, Gold Medalist, Kim Soo-hyun’s agency, strongly disputed the authenticity of the file, saying it was “completely fabricated.”
It further alleged that it “appeared to have been created using artificial intelligence.”
The agency warned it would take legal action for defamation, asserting that this was an attempt to damage the actor’s reputation “based on forged evidence.”
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This latest legal action from the family came after Kim Soo-hyun himself took legal steps. Late last month, the actor filed a second stalking lawsuit against Kim Se-ui, operator of the YouTube channel Hoverlab that first raised the underage dating allegations. This was in addition to an initial stalking lawsuit he had filed against Kim on April 2.
Previously, the actor had also filed legal complaints against the YouTuber and the actress’ family for releasing a photo of him without trousers and threatening him. He is also seeking 12 billion won ($8.14 million) in damages in relation to those complaints. (via Yonhap) /ra
