Woman in Her 40s Sentenced to Fine for Stalking Actor Hwang Jung-min

A woman in her 40s who repeatedly contacted actor Hwang Jung-min and his family has been fined 6 million won for stalking. The court also ordered her to complete 40 hours of a stalking treatment program.

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The defendant stalked the victim by continuously sending text messages against the victim's wishes.

Kim Young-ah, a judge at the Goyang Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court, handed down the sentence on the 8th in a case involving violations of South Korea's anti-stalking law and other charges. The woman stood trial without detention.

The judge said the defendant continued sending text messages against the victim's wishes. Even after the victim made clear that the contact was unwanted, she sent dozens to hundreds of messages a day, creating anxiety and fear, the judge said.

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Even after the victim expressed a refusal, she caused anxiety and fear by making dozens to hundreds of contacts a day.

The woman had been indicted for sending hundreds of KakaoTalk and text messages to Hwang Jung-min and his family. Some messages reportedly said she would take her own life. The judge said the defendant had not shown remorse and was blaming the victim, while the number and frequency of the messages weighed against her. Her lack of any previous criminal record was considered in her favor.

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The defendant is not showing remorse and is blaming the victim.