
AI-generated summary
Representative Kim Se-eui was arrested and indicted in June of this year on charges of spreading false information through YouTube and other sites that Kim Soo-hyun dated the late Kim Sae-ron, who was a minor, and that the direct cause of Kim Sae-ron's death was Kim Soo-hyun's pressure to repay debt. He was also charged with defaming Kim Soo-hyun by distributing Kim Sae-ron's voice manipulated by AI, and threatening to disclose Kim Soo-hyun's private photos without permission and reveal data related to his private life.
Actor Kim Soo-hyun will appear as a witness in the trial of Kim Se-ui, head of Garosero Research Institute, who is accused of defaming him.
According to the legal community on the 6th, the Seoul Central District Court's Criminal Settlement Division 26 (Chief Judge Lee Hyun-kyung) will summon Kim Soo-hyun as a witness at the trial on the 11th on charges of violation of the Information and Communications Network Act and the Sexual Violence Punishment Act against CEO Kim.
Since the charges include violation of the Sexual Violence Punishment Act, the witness examination is expected to be conducted in private.
Representative Kim Se-eui was arrested and indicted in June of this year on charges of spreading false information through YouTube and other sites that Kim Soo-hyun dated the late Kim Sae-ron, who was a minor, and that the direct cause of Kim Sae-ron's death was Kim Soo-hyun's pressure to repay debt.
He was also charged with defaming Kim Soo-hyun by distributing Kim Sae-ron's voice manipulated by artificial intelligence (AI), disclosing Kim Soo-hyun's private photos without permission, and threatening to expose personal information.
Representative Kim Se-ui denies all charges.
He previously requested the court to hold a public participation trial, but it was not accepted.
He also requested bail due to mental illness and other reasons and is awaiting the court's decision.
Bail is a process in which the court releases the detention of a defendant pending trial by attaching a deposit or other appropriate conditions.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Kim Soo-hyun's witness examination will be conducted privately at the trial on the 11th.
Very likely · Within days
A court decision will be made on Kim Se-eui's bail request.
Likely · Within weeks

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