South Korean Prisoners and Detainees - South Korean People Convicted of Murder, South Korean Prisoners Sentenced to Death, Ham Seok-Heon (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: South Korean People Convicted of Murder, South Korean Prisoners Sentenced to Death, Ham Seok-Heon, Jung Myung Seok, Bo Hi Pak, Yoo Young-Chul, Chijon Family, Yu Song-Jin. Excerpt: Jung Myung-Seok (born February 17, 1945) is a South Korean self-proclaimed messiah and leader of a religious group called Providence. He is also known by the names of Joshua Jung, Joshua Lee Jung, Joshua Lee, and JMS. Jung originally fled Korea in 1999 after rape accusations surfaced and was officially charged in 2001. After nearly 9 years on the run, Jung was finally captured by Chinese police in May 2007. Besides rape, Jung has also been charged with fraud, sexual abuse, and embezzlement. In January 2008, the Supreme Court of South Korea found that Jung forced two female followers to have sex with him as part of a religious purification ritual. In August 2008, Jung was convicted of raping five of his followers and sentenced to six years imprisonment. In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment. Jung was born in Geumsan County, South Chungcheong. In the 1970s Jung was a member of the Unification Church, before breaking off to create the dissenting group now known as Providence around 1980 in South Korea. In 1999, Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in Korea reported about sexual abuse allegedly committed by Jung. This resulted in Jung fleeing the country one day later. However, accusations surfaced in other countries, and in 2001 he was investigated by Taiwanese authorities causing him to flee Taiwan. Jung was arrested in 2003 for illegal stay in Hong Kong but when released on bail, fled the extradition hearing. Following this, he managed to evade capture until May 2007 in China. He was extradited back to South Korea on Febru... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=914971