Man sentenced to suspended prison term after 'exposing' driver using disabled parking for child with disabilities on YouTube

A man in his 30s has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for uploading false accusation videos to YouTube, claiming a woman was "illegally parked" even though she was using a disabled parking space while accompanied by a child with a brain lesion.
According to legal circles on the 21st, Judge Chu Jin-seok of the Seoul Eastern District Court's 5th Criminal Division sentenced 35-year-old Mr. Jeong to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, on charges of defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act and violation of the Personal Information Protection Act on the 8th.
Mr. Jeong was indicted on charges of posting a false video on his YouTube channel last December, alleging that Ms. A, who parked in a disabled parking zone at a department store in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, was parked illegally. He claimed that Ms. A had illegally parked in the disabled parking zone using her husband's national merit veteran permit, which was no longer valid due to expiration.
However, Ms. A countered, "The vehicle is shared with my husband, who is a national merit recipient, and since I am with my child who has a disability, I am permitted to park in the disabled parking zone." A disabled parking permit marked "Guardian Parking Allowed" was also attached to the front of Ms. A's vehicle.
Despite this, Mr. Jeong reported Ms. A to the Gangdong-gu Office for illegal parking. Although Ms. A was initially issued a prior notice of a 100,000 won fine, the fine was canceled after she proved she was with her child. Nevertheless, Mr. Jeong requested information disclosure from the district office and once again exposed the fact that Ms. A had received the prior notice of the fine on YouTube.
The court noted, "The defendant defamed the victim and disclosed her personal information on four separate occasions through his YouTube channel, which has over 300,000 subscribers." The court further explained the reasons for the sentencing, stating, "Considering the circumstances, content, means, methods, and frequency of the crime, the nature of the offense is very serious. Furthermore, the defendant committed the crime again despite having a prior criminal record for defamation or insult committed via YouTube."
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