Actress Song Ha-yoon (38, Kim Mi-seon) school violence accuser, a person surnamed Oh, has entered the country. He plans to file a 10 billion won damages lawsuit against Song Ha-yoon.
On the 25th, Mr. Oh noted on an online community, "From the beginning, I had no intention of dragging this out as a revelation or dispute. I suggested a way for Song Ha-yoon's side to properly resolve the situation, but it was not accepted. Now, I will file a complaint along with cooperating with the investigation," adding, "I have informed that I will advance all expenses for airfare, accommodation, and transportation myself and settle all accounts after entering the country. Future related expenses will be handled through separate legal procedures."
He added, "I am preparing a total claim for damages amounting to 10 billion won regarding both direct and indirect damages caused by this incident. This includes mental suffering, international defamation, damages from criminal proceedings due to false accusations, infringement of social survival rights, deprivation of the right to refute, obstruction of the dissemination of public truth, the realistic expenses I had to bear as an overseas resident, the prevention of secondary harm caused by a school violence perpetrator, the seriousness of the false information dissemination and the perpetrator's counterclaim, and the symbolic meaning of preventing the recurrence of similar incidents."
Mr. Oh reported allegations of school violence against Song Ha-yoon on JTBC's "Current Affairs Desk" last April. He claimed to have been bullied by Song Ha-yoon for 90 minutes during high school in August 2004, 20 years ago. He later revealed direct messages he sent to Song Ha-yoon on Instagram and KakaoTalk messages exchanged with the agency's personnel. At that time, Song Ha-yoon's side denied the allegations, stating, "I have no acquaintance with Mr. Oh."
Song Ha-yoon's legal representative, law firm Ji-eum, stated on the 2nd of last month, "We have filed a criminal complaint against Mr. Oh for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection (defamation) and for obstruction of business by deception," and added, "The police intended to proceed with the investigation, but Mr. Oh claimed to be a U.S. citizen and refused to cooperate. The police issued a designation notice to Mr. Oh around May and registered him on the wanted list. Song Ha-yoon is also considering additional legal actions in the U.S. and is preparing measures to hold third parties involved in the spreading of false information civilly and criminally accountable."
Mr. Oh rebutted that receiving a designation notice for not cooperating with the Korean police is "a clear distortion of facts." Although Song Ha-yoon's side stated, "We will cover all expenses including airline tickets, hotel costs, and transportation," Mr. Oh refused, saying, "It's merely a limited range of partial settlement."