Former T-ara member Lee Areum receives 8-month prison suspension in child abuse and defamation case against ex-husband

Aged T-ara member Lee Areum is coping with a detention heart sentence after admitting to little one abuse payments. She has moreover been found guilty in a case of defamation of her ex-husband. If no identical crime is committed at some level of the probation period, her detention heart sentence would be voided.

On January 17, the sentencing hearing for Lee Areum changed into held at the Ninth Criminal Division of Ansan Division (with Chief Reach to a risk Yoon Sang Attain). The courtroom sentenced the old T-ara member to eight months in detention heart with 2 years of probation. She is moreover required to lend a hand 40 hours of little one abuse prevention lectures.

Lee Areum changed into coping with two beautiful payments after she changed into accused of yelling and cursing at her ex-husband in the presence of their two kids. A defamation lawsuit changed into moreover filed in opposition to her by a netizen. Areum made several derogatory remarks relating to the person at some level of a dwell broadcast after they disclosed the courtroom paperwork relating to the singer’s new husband.

On at present, the courtroom found her guilty on each payments and proceeded to the sentencing. The courtroom said that even though Areum claimed that she didn’t intend to slander the netizen, her accusation of the courtroom ruling being fabricated changed into made with out verifying the info. On account of this reality, she changed into found to be wilfully negligent.

“Pondering the context of the published, her relationship with the sufferer, and the character of her remarks, it’s known that there changed into intent to defame,” the courtroom said.

Within the intervening time, Areum’s mother moreover received four months in detention heart with 1-365 days probation for little one abuse payments. She changed into accused of allowing her grandchildren to stay in an ambiance where the singer verbally abused her ex-husband between the time timeline of 2021 and 2022. On account of this reality, Areum’s mother changed into charged with neglecting the notify.

In 2012, she joined T-ara after which easiest a 365 days later, she left the community. In 2019, she married her ex-husband, a businessman, and had two sons with him.  Nonetheless, in 2023, the couple started divorce proceedings. After it changed into settled, Areum launched her remarriage, revealing her relationship with a man. Her instructed risk to remarry sparked great controversy at that time.