The son of the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party Lee Jae Myung was fined for 5 million Koreans won for having published sexually explicit comments on the Star of K-Pop Karina of Aesta, according to the documents of the court that emerged this week.
Lee’s eldest son has repeatedly published degrading observations on the 25 -year -old singer in online poker communities between October and December 2021, using the username “LeavetovertTheriver”. Under a photo of Karina, published in December of that year, Lee’s son wrote: “I just want to eat it once”.
Other comments also included phrases such as “seems so damn tasty” and “I want to keep it”, for a relationship of Minsimnewsciting the judicial documents.
The District Court of Suwon issued the fine On October 31, 2024, for violations of the law on the network of information and communications regarding the obscene display of the contents and the usual game of gambling. The penalty became definitive when Lee’s son chose not to appeal to the sentence. According to reports, the fine was not received by Lee’s son, but by his mother, Kim Hye Kyung, adding to the public backlash.
The case came for the first time to the attention of the public after the YouTube channel Garo Sero Research Institute presented criminal complaints in December 2021. The channel discovered the explicit posts during the investigations on the game activities of Lee’s game on poker websites.
In addition to targeting Karina, Lee’s son He made similar comments sexually degrading on other women, including DJ soda. On October 19, 2021, he published comments under the photos of Dj Soda who said “please, let me touch the butt once” and “is probably thinking of wanting to be touched, right?”
The revelations intensified the political disputes surrounding the Lee Jae Myung presidential campaign, which is scheduled for June 3. Conservative rival Kim Moon-Soo seized the scandal, publishing on Facebook that Lee Jae Myung Guide “Criminal family“. Kim’s spokesman criticized Lee’s silence despite supporting women’s rights.
Lee Jae Myung previously apologized for his son’s behavior during his 2021 presidential campaign, recognizing the game accusations and promising that his son would receive care. The politician declared that he would take responsibility as a father for his son’s actions.
This scandal emerges when Lee Jae Myung maintains a significant advantage in the polls in view of the presidential elections, although the race has strengthened in recent weeks.
