{
  "id": 6230671,
  "title": "Woman sentenced to $4,500 fine for stalking actor Hwang Jung-min",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/woman-sentenced-to-4-500-fine-for-stalking-actor-hwang-jung-min",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T04:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20260908/woman-sentenced-to-4500-fine-for-stalking-actor-hwang-jung-min"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Goyang district court sentenced a woman in her 40s to a $4,500 fine on Tuesday for stalking actor Hwang Jung-min, the court announced. The woman was found guilty of sending excessive text messages to the veteran actor, which the court deemed as causing anxiety and fear. The court acknowledged that the frequency and number of messages crossed an acceptable limit. Hwang had previously filed a complaint in August last year, and a summary order had fined her 3 million won in February. The woman requested a formal trial in response. Social media attention was drawn to the case after the woman claimed a personal relationship with Hwang, sharing alleged phone call recordings and text messages. Prosecutors had requested a fine of 10 million won for the woman.",
  "summary": "GOYANG — A district court on Tuesday sentenced a woman to a fine of 6 million won ($4,500) after finding her guilty of stalking actor Hwang Jung-min. The Goyang branch of the Uijeongbu District Court convicted the woman in her 40s on stalking charges, ruling that her repeated text messages to the veteran actor went beyond a level that could justify her actions. \"Considering the number and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Woman in her 40s fined $4,500 for stalking Hwang Jung-min.",
    "Sent excessive text messages causing anxiety and fear.",
    "Previous 3 million won fine in February after complaint in August."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The court's decision sets a limit on what constitutes acceptable communication, affirming that persistently sending excessive messages can cause harm and warrant legal consequences.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Woman sentenced to 6 mln-won fine for stalking actor Hwang Jung-min",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/woman-sentenced-to-6-mln-won-fine-for-stalking-actor-hwang-jung-min",
        "published": "2026-09-08T03:07:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Woman sentenced to $4,500 for stalking actor Hwang Jung-min",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/woman-sentenced-to-4-500-for-stalking-actor-hwang-jung-min",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:57:03.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}