Jung Myung-seok, the leader of the religious group JMS who is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence for sexually assaulting female followers, has been sentenced to an additional 33 years in prison on separate charges of sexual crimes.

The Daejeon District Court found Jung guilty today (19) on charges of sexually harassing and assaulting female followers at a training center in Geumsan-gun, South Chungcheong Province, and other locations over a five-year period starting in 2018.

The court explained the reasoning behind the sentencing, stating that Jung repeatedly committed the crimes by exploiting the psychological state of the followers, who were in a condition where resistance was difficult.