Tag: South Korea

Unification Church expels official over bribery amid potential prosecution turning point

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Yoon, a former senior official of the Unification Church (Family Federation for World Peace and Unification), who is accused of attempting to deliver a Chanel bag and a diamond necklace to First Lady Kim Keon-hee through Jeon Seong-bae, commonly known…[Continue Reading...]

Cult leader with presidential ambitions indicted on fraud, indecent assault

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Prosecutors indicted Huh Kyung-young, a cultlike politician, on multiple charges including fraud, embezzlement and political finance violations, the Uijeongbu District Prosecutors’ Office said Wednesday. Huh also faces charges of quasi-forcible indecent assault. Prosecutors claim he groped female followers under the…[Continue Reading...]

Lawyer of convicted JMS cult leader indicted for leaking audio of sexual assault on follower

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A defense attorney for Jeong Myeong-seok, the convicted leader of the Christian Gospel Mission cult — better known as JMS — has been indicted for leaking an audio recording that captured Jeong sexually assaulting his female followers. The Daejeon District…[Continue Reading...]

Probe into former first lady’s alleged influence peddling intensifies as prosecutors seize Chanel box

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Prosecutors reportedly seized a Chanel box believed to be part of a lobbying attempt targeting former first lady Kim Keon Hee, intensifying a growing investigation into allegations of illicit gift-giving and influence-peddling involving close aides and religious figures. The Seoul…[Continue Reading...]

Unification Church leader banned from leaving country as gov’t investigates bribery scandal

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A religious leader has been barred from leaving the country on suspicion of bribing former first lady Kim Keon Hee with luxury gifts. Prosecutors investigating allegations that Jeon Seong-bae — a shamanic figure linked to allegations of political peddling by…[Continue Reading...]

Kim Keon Hee’s secretary under the microscope in handbag investigation

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Prosecutors investigating influence-peddling allegations involving shaman Jeon Seong-bae, also known as “Geon Jin,” are zeroing in on a close aide to ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office's virtual asset crime task force unit recently questioned…[Continue Reading...]

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