[Full text] SM responds to malicious comments against Tae Yeon (Girls' Generation)... ”Hundreds of complaints have been filed... They have been punished with fines and suspended prosecution”

SM Entertainment has announced that it is taking legal action against malicious posts made against Tae Yeon of the group Girls' Generation.
On the 2nd, SM Entertainment announced through their official channel that Tae Yeon and
The company provided information on the progress of legal action against malicious posts and comments related to defamation, insults, and sexual harassment.
Meanwhile, SM Entertainment will not tolerate any malicious comments in order to protect its artists.
We have informed the authors of the articles and comments that we are taking legal action. Below is the full text of the official SM Entertainment statement: Hello. This is SM Entertainment.
We would like to inform you of the progress of our legal action against malicious posts and comments, including defamation, insults, and sexual harassment, related to our artist Tae Yeon.
Up until now, through the information provided by our fans and our own monitoring, we have been able to confirm the status of Naver, Daum (Women's Generation, Mixed Martial Arts, Seoul Do)
Lesser, Dotax, etc.), NATE Pann, The Qoo, instiz, MLBPARK, X (formerly Twitter), Dcinside (Other TV Series Gallery, Female
Sex celebrity gallery, Male celebrity gallery, Billboard gallery, Circle chart gallery, K-POP gallery, etc.), Instagram, Facebook, Ti
We have collected thousands of pieces of evidence regarding malicious posts and comments related to Tae Yeon on kTok, YouTube, Daily Best Storage, Bove Dream, FM Korea, etc.
Based on this, hundreds of complaints have been prepared and accepted by the investigative authorities on a continuous basis for charges of defamation and libel. Many of the defendants have been identified and investigations are underway.
Recently, two charges (insults, etc.) were added and confirmed, and 1) the prosecution was suspended on the condition that the probation office complete an education course. 2)
As the right to prosecute was lost due to the death of the suspect, the Public Prosecutor's Office made a final decision on the disposition of the case.
In the past, there have been dozens of cases in which suspects were identified as minors, and the cases have been closed through the submission of letters of apology, with the consent of the parents.
In some cases, adults may be subject to fines or deferred prosecution. We are currently continuing to deal with the remaining cases. We will continue to support online communities.
We will take strong action without leniency against malicious rumors, malicious posts and comments, defamatory posts, and blasphemous posts about Tae Yeon on social media, portal sites, etc.
We will do our best to respond to your request and protect our artists. Thank you.