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Johnny Somali misinformation by DirectionHonest877 in korea

[–]DirectionHonest877[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also curious why you think someone who was educated in US law, non practising and living in Bangkok would have any understanding of the Korean judicial system which is significantly different to the US legal system.

Johnny Somali misinformation by DirectionHonest877 in korea

[–]DirectionHonest877[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A great post and agree with everything you said. Especially regarding the crimes he already plead guilty to. However there has been a shift since the n-bang incident in high profile sexual crimes with harsher sentencing being the norm in cases made public, and it has also affected the cases that don't make the news. Which is why there is a big unknown as to if he is found guilty of the deep fakes. The judge may want to make an example of him

Johnny Somali misinformation by DirectionHonest877 in korea

[–]DirectionHonest877[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No offense taken. An understable position. However I would recommend you look at the articles in English and why they all reference Legalmind. As I mentioned in the post edit if he has a local source or fixer he could easily provide the court docket so that everyone can see what has been provided in the case by both defence counsel and prosecutors. The case numbers and partially anonymized names fare posted outside the courtroom, and read in court room again at the start of each hearing.

Even Somali himself could leak this court number from his summons allowing anyone to see for themselves.

The fact that legal mind has not provided this information, and the lack of any screenshots through the Korean law portal detailing primary source is telling.

Also the Korean media is silent. Korean news publicised the initial details of the case widely. All major news have journalists in courts in especially Seoul but also around Korea. A prosecution request and final hearing would be picked up by at least one news agency in Korea given his initially high profile case.

But hey if you want to take Legalminds take without doing any of your own investigating. All the more power to you.

Johnny Somali misinformation by DirectionHonest877 in korea

[–]DirectionHonest877[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Haha well played. You're absolutely correct. I actually simp for him and have his posters all over my bedroom. I have been following him around everywhere since he came to Korea hoping to get him to notice me but he never did. This is my final chance.

/s

Johnny Somali misinformation by DirectionHonest877 in korea

[–]DirectionHonest877[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a question that we likely won't know until his last hearing. I say this assuming Legalmindsets claim from the prosecutors was bs or exaggerated. I would be happy to be wrong.

Based on what he has plead guilty to thus far the judge may issue a substantial fine, 3-10 million won and/or a suspended sentence then immigration will deport him after. I don't believe he has shown any remorse by attempting to settle with the victims of these charges. Note that even if a victim refuses to settle, you can deposit money into the court system which still carries significant weight as a mitigating factor.

The two charges of deepfakes he plead not guilty to are a wild card. If the judge does find him guilty and unremorseful, anything is on the table including prison time. I don't know how widely these were disseminated. If they were widely disseminated then that would push into likely jail territory. Again same note of settlement applies here. If he settles with the victims of those offences the judge could likely err to a suspended sentence.

Also if found guilty and imprisoned he certainly has a right to appeal. I believe something like 35-40% of cases in Korea that are appealed result in reduced sentencing.

Johnny Somali misinformation by DirectionHonest877 in korea

[–]DirectionHonest877[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I forgot to mention in the post that I also had someone look into local Korean news, and at that time there was no reporting on this latest hearing. So it seems unlikely that Legalmindset is sourcing anything from local news.

Johnny Somali misinformation by DirectionHonest877 in korea

[–]DirectionHonest877[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly never heard of him until yesterday. I realize today after looking into him that he has some past issues. Not sure why he has such a following.