Everyone is accused of blackmail and other related crimes.
YouTuber Go is Yeokwho was on trial to blackmail and extort money from the famous Mukbang YouTuber TzuyangTogether with some other important YouTubers, he was sentenced to prison by the court.
On February 20, KST, the criminal division of the District Court of Suwon held an audition for the condemnation of five people involved in this case, including Gu Jo Yeok (real name Lee Jun Hee), Lawyer Choi, YouTubers Jujak Gambyeolsa (Jeon Guk Jin), Caracula (Lee is Wook) ,, and “crocodile” (Choi the hwan). All five They were accused of blackmail and other crimes.
Judge Park Yi Rang, who presided over the hearing, sentenced Gu Jo Yeok to three years in prison, while the lawyer Choi was sentenced to two years. Jujak Gambyeolsa was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years and 160 hours of service to the community. Caracula received a prison sentence suspended of one year for three years and 240 hours of service to the community. Finally, the crocodile was ordered to pay a fine of ₩ 5.00 million krw (about $ 3,480 USD).
As he distributed the sentences, the Court said that the defendants had not shown any remorse for their actions, which was taken into consideration when they decided their punishment.
The defendants seem to have been largely unaware of the illegality of losses of private information … in particular, the accused Gu Joe (Lee Jun Hee) did not show any remorse even until this process, which was unfavorable for him … The accused Choi is a lawyer and a journalist, and although he is not an official, he must maintain professional ethics while public duties take place. But Tzuyang’s personal information, who were obtained during the legal procedure.
– Judge Park Yi has played
Gua Ja Yeok was offended and taken into custody on charges of extorting ₩ 55.0 million krw (about $ 38,300 USD) by Tzuyang in October 2021 threatening to upload a video accusing it of harassing small businesses making excessive causes intent .
During the investigations, it was revealed that the other above YouTubers shared Tzuyang’s personal information in a KakaoTalk chat room. Therefore, the accusation established that they were also involved in the crime of GE Je Yeok and incriminated them.
The lawyer Choi is accused of threatening Tzuyang to exhibit his past, including his alleged work history at the entertainment and extorting plants about 23.0 million KRW (about $ 16,000 USD) by her on the pretext of provide advice on the response to the media. It was also revealed to have provided information on Mukbang The Creator’s tax evasion on another important YouTube channel.
Presumably Choi also tried to cover his involvement with Gu Jo Yeok by manufacturing and sharing a false will of the ex -Tzuyang boyfriend and former agency CEO, “A” (deceased), to portray that Tzuyang’s exhibition was performed Under the instructions of A.
Meanwhile, Tzuyang has made a long break from YouTube last year after revealing the heartbreaking abuse that he crossed at the hands of “A.” He resumed his activities in October 2024 and since then he has usually published on his channel.
Read more about his case here:
Mukbang YouTuber Tzuyang reveals that the ex -violent boy forced her to start streaming
