Above image: Lee Jung-hee (center) appears in a June 23rd YouTube video with her two sons.
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim
editor@charactermedia.com
Lee Jung-hee, a South Korean woman known for being a victim in the “Three Hats Rape Case,” has been booked by the police on allegations of child abuse, according to Yonhap News.
In late June, Lee and her two sons (17 and 13 years old) posted a series of disturbing blog posts on Nate Pann under the username “Please Help Us.” Lee, who revealed her full name, accused her pastor ex-husband of physical abuse and rape over the past 20 years. She also accused him of drugging and prostituting their sons, who are apparently American-born, for the past decade. Lee’s story soon sparked an international social media campaign under the hashtag #HelpLeeJungHee.
On July 16, the Busan Domestic Relations Court granted Lee full custody of her two sons, rejecting Lee’s ex-husband’s appeal for a new trial regarding their divorce. However, police booked Lee on Thursday under the suspicion of alleged child abuse. Police claimed that Lee had “brainwashed” her sons with grisly details of sexual assault in order to prep them for testifying in court, according to Yonhap. They added that she did not send her children to school despite the fact that her sons arrived in Korea late last year from the United States.
After ruling that Lee’s presence was harmful to her sons’ mental health, police ordered the single mother to keep at least 100 meters away from the hospital her sons are residing at until further notice.
Recently, there were rumors that Lee and her sons were kidnapped and forcibly admitted to a mental hospital by their extended family after leaving court. However, police debunked these rumors and clarified in an online statement that Lee and her sons had agreed to undergo psychiatric evaluations at a hospital in Gyeonggi province.
On Thursday, SBS crime documentary series We Want to Know released a preview of an upcoming episode that delves into the case of Lee Jung Hee. You can watch the teaser below.
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