On August 13, Sumwon’s District Court announced that the former T-Ara member Lee Areum He received a reduced penalty for fraud and embezzlement.
Areum and his boyfriend SEO DONG-HOON About 37 million wins (about $ 27,000 USD) were accused of borrowing from fans and acquaintances without reimbursement.
In the appeal sentence, Areum was sentenced to four months in prison with a suspended sentence of one year, while SEO DONG-HOON He received a year and four months in prison. This represents a reduction from their initial sentences, where Areum received six months (two years suspended) e SEO DONG-HOON received a year and six months.
The investigations revealed it SEO DONG-HOON it was the mind, with Areum play a less active role. At the moment, Areum According to reports he was pregnant with SEO Dong-Hoon’s child.
Lee Areum debut with Tare In 2012 and left in 2013. He married the businessman Kim Yong-Gul In 2019 and had two children. After introducing divorce at the end of 2024 and having submitted abuse, the police investigations were canceled Kim Yong-Gul And instead accused Areum And his mother of abuse and defamation on minors. In January 2025, Areum He was sentenced to two years of supervised freedom for these accusations.
Sources: Chosun
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