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Prosecutors seek 27-year term for JMS leader in sex crime case involving 16 followers

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Prosecutors on Monday sought a 27-year prison term for Jeong Myeong-seok, the 81-year-old leader of the religious group Christian Gospel Mission, commonly known as JMS, alleging he sexually assaulted 16 female followers about 80 times. Jeong is already serving a 17-year prison sentence in a separate sex crime case involving three other female followers. At the final hearing before the Daejeon District Court, prosecutors asked the court to convict Jeong on charges including quasi-rape, a charge i

First report: Prosecutors demand 27-yr prison term for religious leader over sexual assault — en.yna.co.kr, 8d