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Oct 19, 2026 at 1:10 AM ET
JMS leader sentenced to 33 years for sexual assault
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The Daejeon District Court sentenced Jesus Morning Star leader Jeong Myeong-seok, 81, to 33 years in prison for sexually assaulting or molesting 16 female members between 2018 and 2022, longer than the 27 years prosecutors sought. The court also ordered 15 years of electronic monitoring and barred him from working at facilities serving children, adolescents or people with disabilities for 10 years.
WHO: The Daejeon District Court
WHAT: The court sentenced Jesus Morning Star leader Jeong Myeong-seok to 33 years in prison for sexual assault.
WHEN: Oct 19, 2026
WHERE: Daejeon, South Korea
WHY: The court said the crimes were repeated over a long period and used religious control and influence; it called their methods malicious.
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