[서울신문] “I don’t even see my family.” Jae-Hyun Cho, actress’Me Too’ closes legal battle

Cho Jae-hyun convicted of losing a woman for alleged sexual assault
Confirmation of no appeal for damages claim

The court dispute over actor Jo Jae-hyun (56), a sexual violence accusation campaign’me too’ (I’m also a victim), has virtually ended.

On the 26th, a lawyer on the side of Cho Jae-hyun said, “The recently sentenced civil case was the deadline for appeal yesterday, but the sentence was confirmed because Mr. A (a woman alleging sexual assault) did not appeal.”

The 17th Division of the Civil Agreement of the Seoul Central District Court (Director Sangju Lee) ruled against the plaintiff on a lawsuit for compensation for damages filed against Cho Jae-hyun by a woman A, who allegedly had been raped by Cho Jae-hyun.

A, a Korean-Korean actress, filed a lawsuit for damages worth 300 million won against Cho Jae-hyun in July 2018, claiming that she was sexually assaulted by Cho Jae-hyun at the age of 17 in 2004, and she was living with a mental shock. The court decided to compulsory mediation, but Mr. A refused to accept it and filed an objection and held a formal trial.

Mr. A said, “I filed a lawsuit with the intention of conveying the pain I suffered.” Cho Jae-hyun side refuted, “I admit that I met A in the summer of the year, but deny the rest.

In February 2018, Jaehyun Cho was designated as a sexual violence perpetrator through the’Me Too’ movement that spread to the culture and art world, and all activities were suspended. It is said that he is currently living in the province and is not traveling with his family.

Jae-Hyun Cho’s attorney explained that the prosecution was suspended because Mr. A went to Japan and did not respond to the investigation. “The case is not terminated, but if Mr. A does not return, it can be seen that the court battle is in effect finished.” did.

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