YouTuber Tzuyang Refuses Settlement from Controversial YouTuber Caracula

YouTuber Tzuyang (real name Park Jung-won) has declared that she will not accept the settlement money offered by controversial YouTuber Caracula (Lee Se-wook), who extorted millions of won from her.

On the 27th, Financial News reported that Tzuyang's side recently submitted a 'Consent to Withdraw Settlement Money' to the 3-3 Criminal Division of the Suwon District Court, stating that they would not claim the 20 million KRW deposited by Caracula.

In the document, Tzuyang's representatives stated, "We initially believed the depositor's claims that the indictment was incorrect and that he was unjustly charged. However, after reviewing the facts acknowledged in the first trial's verdict, we realized the depositor had engaged in actions unknown to the beneficiary (Tzuyang)."

They continued, "We clearly recognize that the depositor's claims of innocence were merely intended to secure leniency by obtaining the victim’s consent. We also learned that the depositor does not genuinely regret his actions or feel remorse towards the victim," thereby expressing their refusal to settle.

Meanwhile, Caracula, along with fellow YouTubers known as the 'Rekka Alliance,' including Goojaeyeok (Lee Jun-hee) and Jujak Gambyulsa (Jeon Guk-jin), was implicated in a February 2023 case where they extorted 55 million KRW from Tzuyang by threatening to expose her past private matters. Caracula and Crocodile (Choi Il-hwan) were accused of encouraging Goojaeyeok to extort money directly from Tzuyang instead of releasing exposé videos.

In the first trial, Goojaeyeok was sentenced to three years in prison, while Jujak Gambyulsa and Caracula received one-year sentences with three years of probation, and Crocodile was fined 5 million KRW.

During the appeal trial on the 22nd, the prosecution maintained the original sentence of three years for Goojaeyeok. They also sought the same sentences as the original trial for Jujak Gambyulsa, Caracula, and Crocodile, which were three years, two years, and one year, respectively.

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This article was originally published in Korean on Xportsnews and was translated into English using AI.