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Jesus Morning Star Leader Faces 27-Year Sentence | South Korea News
An 81-year-old religious leader, Jeong Myeong-seok, faces a staggering 27-year prison sentence for allegedly sexually assaulting 16 female followers between 2018 and 2022—exploiting their belief he was the Messiah to strip them of resistance. Already serving a 17-year sentence for prior abuse convictions and having previously spent 10 years overseas for similar crimes, prosecutors are demanding additional restrictions: 10 years barred from working with children or vulnerable people, 20 years of electronic monitoring, and 5 years probation. The court is now weighing these severe penalties as…
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