Religious cult, leader ordered to pay $277,000 in damages to victims of sexual assault

Korea Times News ·
South Korea

DAEJEON — A court on Thursday ordered a religious cult, its leader and No. 2 official to pay about 370 million won ($277,000) in damages to three female followers who were sexually assaulted by the leader. Jeong Myung-seok, the leader of Jesus Morning Star (JMS) church, has been serving a 17-year prison term for sexually assaulting the three women between 2018 and 2021. The victims — a Hong Kong…

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