Areum, a former T-ARA member, was sentenced to prison on child abuse charges.
In 2024, Shipping revealed that a temporary restraining order had been placed against Areum and her mother from approaching the former’s children. Areum initially accused her ex-husband, referred to as Mr. A, of child abuse.
Heinous claims were made, including one that her husband took out his anger on the children, as well as urinating and defecating on their faces.
However, the police failed to find concrete evidence to support his claims.
Combined with the lack of evidence and credibility in the children’s testimonies, the case against Mr. A was ultimately dropped in May 2024.
After the case was closed, Areum was charged with child abuse, negligent behavior and kidnapping by the Gwangmyeong Police Station.
In a new development, Korean news fnnews reported that Areum had been given an eight-month suspended prison sentence, two years’ probation and 40 hours of child abuse prevention classes.
Areum was also previously indicted without detention on child drugging and defamation charges.
The decision was made in the Suwon District Court and was presided over by Judge Yoon Sang Do. In the document, Areum was accused of using vulgar language against her ex-husband in front of her children.
In a live stream, the former idol also reportedly defamed an individual referred to as “A,” who exposed court documents regarding her current husband.
“He admitted all charges,” the court shared.
“The emotional harm caused to the legal guardian of the child victim is highly reprehensible.”
The court also shared its views regarding the defamation allegations, stating that there was no intention to defame Individual “A” and that there was a complaint alleging that the verdict in the case was fabricated without verify the facts.
However, the court ultimately ruled that Areum’s actions had defamatory intentions.
Areum’s mother was also sentenced to four months in prison and one year of probation. The idol’s mother was tried in court for “neglecting her grandchildren” in a toxic environment, where her daughter, Areum, verbally abused her former son-in-law from 2021 to 2022.
