Former T-ara Member Areum’s Appeal Rejected After Child Abuse and Defamation Conviction
Oct 09, 2025
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Arum, a former member of the group T-ara, was also rejected.
Arum was indicted on charges of child abuse and defamation and was sentenced to a suspended prison sentence. He appealed immediately against the ruling, but the court reportedly rejected it on September 16.
Arum was charged with emotional abuse, such as swearing at her ex-husband Kim in front of her children in November 2021, and defamation (defamation) of the law on promoting the use of information and communication networks and protecting information by slandering B, who disclosed a court ruling on her boyfriend A, on Internet broadcasting.
Arum claimed that Kim committed child abuse and domestic violence, but police and prosecutors cleared Kim of charges of violating the Child Welfare Act (child abuse).
Arum later admitted all charges of child abuse. The court admits all charges regarding Arum's children. Although it claims that there was no intention of slander regarding defamation, it is judged to be at least willful by making abnormal remarks such as 'the judgment was fabricated' without any effort to confirm the facts. Considering the fact that he made remarks that were inconsistent with the facts and that remarks were made during Internet broadcasts that could be seen and heard by an unspecified number of people, it can be admitted that he intended to slander the victim"He was sentenced to August in prison and suspended for two years.
In addition, the court sentenced his mother C, who was indicted without detention on charges of drugging minors along with Arum, to one year in prison.
Arum joined Tiara in July 2012, but withdrew from the team for the first time in more than a year. He married Kim, a businessman two years his senior, in 2019 and had two sons, but divorced in December 2024. Arum drew attention by reporting on her romantic relationship, remarriage, and pregnancy with A while the divorce process was not completed.
Since then, Arum has been rumored several times over her relationship with A. He was indicted without detention in January on charges of borrowing more than 40 million won from at least 10 people, including fans and acquaintances, along with A. In August, the court sentenced Arum, who was indicted on fraud charges, to four months in prison with a one-year suspended sentence, and A to one year and four months in prison.
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Arum was indicted on charges of child abuse and defamation and was sentenced to a suspended prison sentence. He appealed immediately against the ruling, but the court reportedly rejected it on September 16.
Arum was charged with emotional abuse, such as swearing at her ex-husband Kim in front of her children in November 2021, and defamation (defamation) of the law on promoting the use of information and communication networks and protecting information by slandering B, who disclosed a court ruling on her boyfriend A, on Internet broadcasting.
Arum claimed that Kim committed child abuse and domestic violence, but police and prosecutors cleared Kim of charges of violating the Child Welfare Act (child abuse).
Arum later admitted all charges of child abuse. The court admits all charges regarding Arum's children. Although it claims that there was no intention of slander regarding defamation, it is judged to be at least willful by making abnormal remarks such as 'the judgment was fabricated' without any effort to confirm the facts. Considering the fact that he made remarks that were inconsistent with the facts and that remarks were made during Internet broadcasts that could be seen and heard by an unspecified number of people, it can be admitted that he intended to slander the victim"He was sentenced to August in prison and suspended for two years.
In addition, the court sentenced his mother C, who was indicted without detention on charges of drugging minors along with Arum, to one year in prison.
Arum joined Tiara in July 2012, but withdrew from the team for the first time in more than a year. He married Kim, a businessman two years his senior, in 2019 and had two sons, but divorced in December 2024. Arum drew attention by reporting on her romantic relationship, remarriage, and pregnancy with A while the divorce process was not completed.
Since then, Arum has been rumored several times over her relationship with A. He was indicted without detention in January on charges of borrowing more than 40 million won from at least 10 people, including fans and acquaintances, along with A. In August, the court sentenced Arum, who was indicted on fraud charges, to four months in prison with a one-year suspended sentence, and A to one year and four months in prison.
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