"Spiritual cleansing" in exchange for sexual contact. Leader of a religious sect sentenced

The justification for the judgment emphasized that Dzong had been using the structure of the sect to manipulate and control his followers for years. The victims were convinced that they were "God's brides", and sexual contact with the leader allegedly led to "spiritual cleansing". The court found that Dzong's methods of operation were extremely nefarious and repeated over a long period of time.

In addition to the long-term prison term, the court ordered Dzong to wear an electronic bracelet for 15 years after serving his sentence and introduced a 10-year ban on working in facilities for children, youth and people with disabilities. The imposed penalty is higher than the 27 years requested by the prosecutor's office.

A sect with a global reach

Jesus Star Poranna is an organization founded by Dzong in 1978. According to estimates, the sect has over 100,000 followers in South Korea and over 10,000 abroad, including: in the United States, Great Britain and Australia. The group's activists actively recruit new people, often young women at universities, offering them Bible lessons, sports activities and modeling.

A past full of crimes