2008
Aug 12, 2008: Jeong Found Guilty
Submitted by Peter on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 13:05On August 12, 2008 Jeong was found guilty of raping his female followers.
July 14, 2008: Prosecutor Sacked & Barred From Becoming a Lawyer
Submitted by Peter on Thu, 08/14/2008 - 03:54A JMS member made legal history in Korea by becoming the first former prosecutor to be denied a lawyer's license. Mr. Lee was dismissed from his job as prosecutor for threatening Jeong's critics and victims and for providing Jeong with confidential information regarding his victims and the investigations into his crimes.
Feb 20, 2008: Jeong Extradited Back to Korea
Submitted by Peter on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 23:32On Wednesday February 20, 2008, Jeong Myeong-seok set foot on Korean soil for the first time since he fled rape allegations almost ten years earlier. The following is one of several articles published at the time, and below is a news clip from SBS (Korean) TV showing Jeong's arrival at Incheon airport.
Jan, 2008: Korea's Supreme Court Awards Compensation to Two Victims
Submitted by Peter on Sat, 01/26/2008 - 12:53Jan 14, 2008: JMS Cultists Break into Newspaper Office
Submitted by Peter on Mon, 01/14/2008 - 02:20The Donga-A Ilbo newspaper reported on January 15 that on Monday January 14, JMS cultists broke into their Seoul office and demanded the removal of articles critical of their leader Jeong Myeong-seok. The article states Jeong was hiding in China at the time, but that was incorrect. Jeong was arrested in China in early May 2007 and China approved his extradition on January 2, 2008.
