Maple (30), who exposed the sexual violence crimes of Christian Gospel Mission (JMS) leader Jeong Myeong-seok to the world, has married Chinese star Fang Lixin (45, Fang Lixin).

Fang Lixin officially announced her marriage to Maple at a press conference with local media on the 14th, and personally released a wedding pictorial on her SNS, saying, “We got married here. Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone.” The two have been dating since 2023 and have already completed marriage registration and become legally married.

Professor Kim Do-hyung of Dankook University, who has been active in anti-JMS activities, also shared the news of Maple’s marriage with a community of JMS defectors on the same day. Professor Kim said, “Maple‘s boyfriend is a warm-hearted person who met Maple a few months before the release of Netflix’s ‘I Am God’, and understood and embraced all the terrible things Maple had gone through, and comforted her.” “He was there to support Maple whenever she was tired and encouraged her. He entered Korea with Maple during the first trial and the Supreme Court sentencing, and was with her until the end in the Supreme Court courtroom.”

Professor Kim continued, “You all know that Maple gave everything she had to prevent another victim,” and “Maple gave everything she had and put the devil-like Jeong Myeong-seok and his accomplices in prison, and as if nothing else, she returned to her happy daily life, met an amazing husband, and built a beautiful family. I think this is a 21st century fairy tale. Documentary protagonist Maple has become the protagonist of a drama, no, a fairy tale, so PD Jo Sung-hyun and I, who Maple calls her uncle, just dance around,” he said, sincerely congratulating her.

Meanwhile, Hong Kong national Maple revealed her face directly as a victim of JMS through the Netflix original ‘I Am God: Those Betrayed by God’, and testified about the sexual crimes she suffered at the hands of Jung Myung-seok and released a recording.

Jung Myung-seok was indicted and arrested in October 2022 on charges of sexually assaulting or harassing female followers, including Maple, on 23 occasions at a training center in Geumsan-gun, South Chungcheong Province from February 2018 to September 2021. On January 9, the 2nd Division of the Supreme Court (Chief Justice Oh Kyung-mi) upheld the original court’s ruling of 17 years in prison on the appeal filed by Jung Myung-seok. The original sentence of attaching an electronic location tracking device for 15 years, disclosing and reporting personal information for 10 years, and restricting employment at institutions related to children and youth for 10 years was also upheld.

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Reporter Lee Seul-bi, Donga.com misty82@donga.com

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