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The East Light’s Former Producer Pleads Guilty At First Trial + CEO And President Deny Charges

Producer Moon Young Il admitted to all charges, and his lawyer stated, “The charges are true, but the defendant is being shown as someone who habitually abused [Lee Seok Chul and Lee Seung Hyun] for three years and enjoyed doing so. This is not true. He had a close relationship with the victims.”

On March 4, a first trial was held at the Seoul Central District Court for producer Moon Young Il, CEO Kim Chang Hwan, and president Lee Jung Hyun of Media Line Entertainment.

Producer Moon Young Il was charged for chronic and special violence, CEO Kim Chang Hwan for child abuse and aiding in abuse, and president Lee Jung Hyun for violation of the Child Welfare Law.

At the trial, the prosecution stated that producer Moon Young Il had physically harmed former The East Light members Lee Seok Chul and Lee Seung Hyun in 31 instances and mentally abused them. The prosecution also said that CEO Kim Chang Hwan had offered electronic cigarettes to Lee Seok Chul, who was a minor at that time, physically abused him, and aided and abetted producer Moon Young Il’s violence.

Producer Moon Young Il admitted to all charges, and his lawyer stated, “The charges are true, but the defendant is being shown as someone who habitually abused [Lee Seok Chul and Lee Seung Hyun] for three years and enjoyed doing so. This is not true. He had a close relationship with the victims.”

CEO Kim Chang Hwan and president Lee Jung Hyun denied the charges saying that they had not engaged in, aided, or abetted child abuse. Instead, they stated that they had protected the victims. They also disagreed with the use of testimonies made by six people including Lee Seok Chul, Lee Seung Hyun, and their parents at investigation offices. As a result, the prosecution made the decision to summon Lee Seok Chul and Lee Seung Hyun to the court as witnesses.

The next trial will be held on April 19 at 3 p.m. KST and an interrogation of witnesses will take place that day.

The issue between siblings Lee Seok Chul and Lee Seung Hyun and the Media Line Entertainment representatives began last October when the siblings revealed that they had been assaulted several times by producer Moon Young Il and that CEO Kim Chang Hwan had abetted the violence. In response, Kim Chang Hwan held a press conference on December 26 with former The East Light members Lee Eun Sung and Jung Sa Gang in which he refuted the allegations. Following the press conference, Lee Seok Cheol and Lee Sung Hyun refuted the denials at the Prosecutor’s Office. The siblings have also filed an arbitration request for unpaid wages against Media Line.

Lee Seok Cheol And Lee Seung Hyun Revealed To Have Sued 2 Former Groupmates And More For Defamation

The lawyer explained, “The brothers sued five people for defamation, including CEO Kim Chang Hwan, President Lee Jung Hyun, a Media Line employee who created social networking accounts, and Lee Eun Sung and Jung Sa Gang, who said at a press conference that Lee Seok Cheol and Lee Seung Hyun’s father had abused them.”

The lawyer of former The East Light members Lee Seok Cheol and Lee Seung Hyun revealed how the two brothers are doing.

On March 5 at 10:20 a.m., the first hearing of producer Moon Young Il and Media Line’s CEO Kim Chang Hwan, who are being accused of assaulting the brothers, was held at the Seoul Central District Court.

During the trial, Moon Young Il admitted to all charges, while Kim Chang Hwan and Media Line president Lee Jung Hyun denied the charges, saying that they had not engaged in, aided, or abetted child abuse. As a result, the prosecution made the decision to summon Lee Seok Cheol and Lee Seung Hyun to the court as witnesses.

After the trial, Lee Seok Cheol and Lee Seung Hyun’s lawyer Jung Ji Seok shared, “The two are doing fine. Seung Hyun is entering his second year of high school, and Seok Cheol was admitted into the department of broadcasting and entertainment at Seoul Cyber University. Seung Hyun doesn’t have to go to the company anymore, so he is doing well. Seok Cheol received several offers as well.”

During the hearing, Media Line denied all allegations, and it seems the legal dispute is likely to be prolonged as further complaints from both sides are filed. Lee Seok Cheol filed an additional lawsuit in January on charges of defamation.

The lawyer explained, “The brothers sued five people for defamation, including CEO Kim Chang Hwan, President Lee Jung Hyun, a Media Line employee who created social networking accounts, and Lee Eun Sung and Jung Sa Gang, who said at a press conference that Lee Seok Cheol and Lee Seung Hyun’s father had abused them.”

At an earlier press conference held by Media Line, Lee Eun Sung and Jung Sa Gang had said, “We heard from Lee Seok Cheol that their father came to Seoul and beat them severely early in the morning. He said his father usually makes them lie face down and hits them a lot.”

source: soompi 1 2, naver 1 2 3 4

Date: 2019-03-06 06:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daynr.livejournal.com
Even if the CEO weren't part of the abuse and weren't aware of it, they were negligent. At least here, criminal negligence can send you to jail.

So off to jail for you two too, it's what you deserve.

I'm not going to touch the defamation stuff with the other members; they're all kids, it is a mess and I feel badly for all parties involved.
Edited Date: 2019-03-06 06:41 pm (UTC)

Date: 2019-03-06 11:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] premonitioner.livejournal.com
wait wait wait wait the producer is saying 'yeah I abused the kids for three years but it's not like I ENJOYED it, I loved those kids'????????? what? what? l

Date: 2019-03-06 11:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pepsi-twist9.livejournal.com
Right? I wonder if this is a translating error because that still doesn't make any sense.

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