▲ Kang Ji-hwan won lawsuits against his former agency one after another, and as his probation period ended, he was freed from the legal shackles. ⓒSPOTV News DB
▲ Kang Ji-hwan won lawsuits against his former agency one after another, and as his probation period ended, he was freed from the legal shackles. ⓒSPOTV News DB

[SPOTV News = Reporter Kim Won-gyeom] Actor Kang Ji-hwan won lawsuits against his former agency one after another. The former agency's claim for compensation from Kang Ji-hwan was not accepted, and the decision to temporarily seize real estate was also canceled.

According to the ruling obtained by SPOTV News, in a lawsuit claiming 4.2 billion won in damages filed by Company A, his former agency, against Kang Ji-hwan, the 14th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court ruled on November 29 last year to dismiss all of Company A's claims. got off Regarding Kang Ji-hwan's real estate, which had been provisionally seized at the request of Company A, the Seongnam Branch of Suwon District Court ruled on December 22 last year to 'cancel the decision on provisional seizure.'

Moreover, the Seongnam Branch ruled, "Considering the materials and arguments submitted to date in this case, it is difficult to believe that the result of the above-mentioned lawsuit will be canceled or changed in the appeal trial." Here, the main lawsuit is a lawsuit seeking damages filed by Company A, and the Seongnam Branch of the Suwon District Court is interpreted to have canceled the provisional seizure decision as it judged that there was little possibility of the ruling being overturned.

Kang Ji-hwan was indicted on charges of quasi-forcible molestation while filming a drama in 2019 and was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of probation. Accordingly, the drama production company filed a lawsuit against Kang Ji-hwan and his former agency for return of unfair profits worth 6.3 billion won. The former agency again filed a lawsuit against Kang Ji-hwan, claiming damages for default of 4.2 billion won. Kang Ji-hwan, who was in a civil suit with his former agency, won the trial on November 29, 2023.

During the appellate and appellate trials of the criminal case, Kang Ji-hwan complained of injustice due to the National Institute of Forensic Science's test results showing that no semen or Cooper fluid of Kang Ji-hwan was found in the victim's body and the victim's contradictory statement, but the Supreme Court did not accept it. .

Ahead of the Supreme Court ruling, CCTV footage of the scene on the day of the incident was released, sparking sympathy for Kang Ji-hwan. At a certain time, the victim had a KakaoTalk conversation with an acquaintance about everyday things, the victim opened the farewell envelope she received from Kang Ji-Hwan, counted the money, and freely came and went from Kang Ji-Hwan's house wearing only underwear and a T-shirt. As the scene was revealed, the incident seemed to take a new turn.

A petition was even posted on the Blue House National Petition website saying, ‘Please make the Kang Ji-hwan Act (a law to severely punish false accusations).’ However, the Supreme Court did not accept any of this new circumstantial evidence and accepted the second trial ruling as is, considering only legal principles.

Currently, Kang Ji-hwan's probation period has expired, so the sentence has become ineffective. The former agency also won the civil trial. Attention is focused on Kang Ji-hwan's future moves now that legal restrictions have disappeared.

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