Park Soo-hyun's Sister-in-Law Sentenced to 12 Million Won Fine Again in Appeal Over Cohabitation Rumors

The sister-in-law of broadcaster Park Soo-hyun, who was indicted for spreading false information regarding Park's private life, has been sentenced to a fine in her appeal trial as well.

Earlier today, the Seoul Western District Court sentenced the sister-in-law, surnamed Lee, to a fine of 12 million won in her appeal trial on defamation charges, upholding the sentence from the first trial.

The court ruled that messages posted by Lee in a KakaoTalk group chat constituted the dissemination of false information.

Previously, Lee was brought to trial on charges of sending messages containing false claims to a group chat, including allegations that Park had cohabited with a woman during his past broadcast appearances.

She was also charged with defamation for claiming that Park lied about her husband and her embezzling his money.

The first-trial court previously sentenced Lee to a fine of 12 million won, citing the poor nature of her offense in spreading false information with the intent to defame Park.

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