”Suspected of operating multiple illegal gambling establishments”... Actress Han Seo Hee's mother receives ”suspended sentence” in second trial

Actress Han Seo Hee's mother also received a suspended prison sentence in her appeal trial for allegedly running multiple illegal gambling establishments.
On the 16th (today), the first criminal division of the Chuncheon District Court indicted a man on charges of operating a gambling den.
The defendant, Mr. Shin, was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, the same as in the original trial, and ordered to perform 120 hours of community service.
Taking into consideration the fact that the defendant had no other similar criminal convictions apart from one for a fine, and that he had been detained and held in pretrial detention for a certain period of time, the court handed down a suspended prison sentence.
Mr. Shin is suspected of operating seven gambling locations for profit from the end of January 2022 to the end of August 2024.
Mr. Shin received the connection code of the illegal gambling site and the store manager code from an illegal gambling site member he met through Telegram, and became the manager of a store that offers gambling games.
Through these, Mr. Shin was able to collect commission from users of gambling sites, which was a certain percentage of the total amount they bet, and also a certain percentage of the amount they lost by betting.
He then opened an adult internet cafe and adult PC shop in Wonju under the condition of profit sharing, under the alias "hired CEO".
They secretly conspired with the operators of con gaming venues to trick customers into gambling on online casino games such as baccarat.
In addition, Mr. Shin was arrested in 2021 on suspicion of violating the Game Industry Promotion Act.
Han Seo Hee was previously fined 5 million won (approximately 500,000 yen) in 2023 for her involvement in a scandal. Five years ago, Han Seo Hee apologized for her mother's debts. At the time, Mr. Shin was a friend of his.
A borrowed 40 million won (approximately 4 million yen) from Mr. A and made Han Seo Hee a guarantor, but he was unable to repay the loan in a timely manner, and so Mr. A borrowed 40 million won (approximately 4 million yen) from Han Seo Hee, who was the guarantor.
In addition to the above, a civil lawsuit was filed against Han Seo Hee, with a late payment penalty added. The Ulsan District Court ruled in both the first and second instances that the incident "occurred unrelated to Han Seo Hee."