YouTuber’s 3-year prison term upheld over Tzuyang blackmail

South Korea’s Supreme Court upheld a three-year prison sentence for a YouTuber accused of blackmailing fellow creator Tzuyang, confirming a lower court ruling that found him guilty of extorting tens of millions of won by threatening to expose alleged personal scandals. The highest court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by Lee Jun-hee, better known online as Gujeok, finalizing the prison term handed down by lower courts. Lee was indicted in August 2024 on charges of extortion after prosecutors sai

By The Korea Herald