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South Korea arrests 77-year-old religious leader for ‘quasi-raping’ Hong Kong woman, molesting Australian
- South Korea defines ‘quasi-rape’ as the act of having sexual intercourse with another person by taking advantage of his/her condition of unconsciousness
- The Christian Gospel Mission, of which Jung Myung-seok is the head, strongly denied the allegations claiming they were groundless
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A 77-year-old South Korean fringe religious leader, already a convicted rapist, was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting two women including one from Hong Kong, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Jung Myung-seok, head of a controversial Christian sect called the Christian Gospel Mission (CGM), is accused of quasi-raping the Hongkonger and sexually molesting an Australian from 2018 to 2021.
South Korea’s Criminal Code defines quasi-rape as the act of having sexual intercourse with another person by taking advantage of his or her condition of unconsciousness or inability to resist.
The legal penalty for quasi rape is a minimum of three years imprisonment. As there are no regulations regarding fines, the absolute penalty is always imprisonment.
CGM, also known as Providence or JMS reportedly promotes Jung, as the messiah of the second coming, strongly denied the allegations claiming they were groundless.
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Jung, who is also known as Pastor Jeong will remain in custody until a decision on a possible trial is made.
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