A South Korean religious sect leader has been sentenced to 23 years in prison over sex crimes

Published December 22, 2023 6:02 AM

By JIWON SONG
Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean religious sect leader whose sex crimes were featured in the popular Netflix series “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal” has been sentenced to 23 years in prison. The Daejeon District Court in central South Korea said Friday that it handed the prison term to Jeong Myeong-seok after convicting him of sexual violence against three of his female followers from 2018-2021. The 78-year-old Jeong is leader of the Christian Gospel Mission in South Korea which is also known as Jesus Morning Star or JMS.

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