Former professional baseball pitcher for Nexen Heroes Lim Hye-dong, who is accused of extorting money from San Diego Padres infielder Kim Ha-seong, and his accomplice, Park, the team manager of Kim Ha-seong’s former agency, have been handed over to the prosecution.
According to a report by News 1 on the 1st, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul sent Lim Hye-dong to the prosecution without detention on charges of blackmail and attempted blackmail on the 23rd of last month, and Park, who is accused of blackmail.
Lim Hye-dong is accused of receiving 400 million won on two occasions under the pretext of a settlement after getting into a physical altercation with Kim Ha-seong at a bar in Gangnam, Seoul in February 2021. Park was also investigated as an accomplice in the crime.
Lim Hye-dong was also suspected of receiving 380 million won in cash using a similar method from professional baseball Hanwha Eagles pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin, but it was reported that Ryu Hyun-jin’s side was excluded from the charges because he did not respond to the police’s request for a statement from the victim, according to News 1.
Previously, the police applied for arrest warrants for Lim Hye-dong and Mr. Park twice, but the court dismissed both. On the 4th of last month, 메이저사이트 Judge Shin Young-hee, the chief judge in charge of issuing warrants for Lim Hye-dong, stated the reason for dismissal, saying, “Considering the need to clearly state the criminal charges and protect the suspect’s right to defense, it is difficult to see a risk of flight or destruction of evidence.”
She also dismissed the arrest warrant for Mr. Park, saying, “At this stage, it is difficult to recognize a reason to arrest the suspect.”