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Prosecutors seek 27 years for religious sect leader accused of abusing female followers

Prosecutors say Jesus Morning Star head Jeong Myeong-seok sexually assaulted or molested 16 female members around 80 times between 2018 and 2022.

2026.9.7

Cult leader and sex offender refuses to pay professor in false criminal complaint case

The dispute goes back to 2023, when Jeong Myeong-seok, the leader of the Christian Gospel Mission religious cult, otherwise known as Jesus Morning Star, was accused of sex crimes by his female followers.

2026.8.7

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Jeong Myeong-seok, the convicted cult leader of the Christian Gospel Mission, also known as JMS [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Lawyer of convicted JMS cult leader indicted for leaking audio of sexual assault on follower

A defense attorney for Jeong Myeong-seok, the convicted leader of the Christian Gospel Mission cult — better known as JMS — has been indicted for leaking an audio recording that captured Jeong sexually assaulting his female followers.

2025.6.9

Kim Ji-sun, 46, is seen on a broadcast under her pseudonym Jeong Jo-eun. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Supreme Court upholds 7-year prison term for JMS leader's 'right-hand assistant'

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a lower court’s ruling that handed down a seven-year prison term to the right-hand woman of religious cult leader and convicted sex offender Jeong Myeong-seok.

2024.10.8

Jeong Myeong-seok, the leader of Jesus Morning Star, or JMS [SBS]

Prosecutors seek 30-year sentence for cult leader convicted of sexual assault

Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year prison sentence for Jeong Myeong-seok, leader of the controversial pseudo-Christian religious organization Jesus Morning Star (JMS), for sexually assaulting and harassing his female followers.

2024.9.6

The main producer of the Netflix docuseries 'In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal' Cho Sung-hyun speaks during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo, an affiliate of the Korea JoongAng Daily, at the MBC headquarters in Mapo District, western Seoul, on March 23. [KIM JONG-HO]

Man behind 'In the Name of God' talks religion, ethics

It was two months ago that Netflix released "In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal," stunning the nation by shedding new light on the country's notorious religious cults that have been around since the 1980s. The aftermath created by the global...

2023.5.2

The headquarters of the Jesus Morning Star (JMS) religious organization in Geumsan, South Chungcheong [JOONGANG PHOTO]

JMS headquarters raided as part of sexual assault investigations

Prosecutors and police raided the headquarters of the controversial pseudo-Christian religious organization Jesus Morning Star (JMS) Thursday as part of their investigation into allegations that its leader Jeong Myeong-seok sexually assaulted ...

2023.3.23

Kang Ki-young of 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' tests positive for Covid-19

"Extraordinary Attorney Woo" star Kang Ki-young tested positive for Covid-19, according to his agency Namoo Actors on Monday. "Kang underwent a self-test and rapid antigen test after he became aware that he had been in contact with someone who had...

2022.8.8