SEOUL, July 2 — The ex-boyfriend of late K-pop star Goo Hara was jailed by an appeal court today for blackmailing her over sex videos that played a part in her apparent suicide. In 2018, Goo — a member of former girl group Kara — told local media that her ex had threatened “to end her...
Goo Hara was found dead at her home in November, and is widely believed to have taken her own life after being targeted by abusive online comments following the reports about the videos. — Picture courtesy of Instagram/koohara__
The man, hairdresser Choi Jong-bum, was last year convicted of multiple crimes including blackmail and inflicting injuries, and was given a suspended jail term. Choi “was well aware that the degree of damage would be very serious if the sex videos were leaked, given that the victim was a famous celebrity”, the court said in a statement.In conservative South Korea, women who appear in such videos often feel shame — despite being the victims — and face ostracism and social isolation if the images become public.
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