Jang made her acting debut in 2006 in a television commercial. Since the death of her parents in a traffic accident in 1999, Jang had been living with her older sister and younger brother. Her death caused a national scandal when it emerged that she had been sexually abused by a number of prominent entertainment executives during her career, and that this abuse had contributed to her depression. The verdict also said that Kim conducted verbal abuse and physical assault during the alcohol parties, adding that it seems that вЂњshe was deeply humiliated.вЂќ

вЂњThough coercion was not cited due to lack of evidence during the criminal case, it is hard to say that Jang attended the alcohol gatherings at will,вЂќ it said. She left a seven-page letter which detailed the sexual crimes committed against her. In March 2009, 29-year-old actress Jang Ja-yeon killed herself. The Seoul High CourtвЂ™s verdict clarified that Kim frequently ordered Jang to participate in dinners or alcohol gatherings and pressured her her to sing and dance in front of the figures. He ordered the prosecution to launch a probe to reveal the truth behind some past cases, including one from a decade ago involving an actress and her suicide note. While the district court only acknowledged Kim had beaten her, the appeals court ruled that Kim engaged in both violence and pressuring her to serve alcohol.ДЄs a result, the legal compensation Kim will have to pay the family has climbed from the initial 7 million won to 24 million won. In addition, in a civil suit filed by JangвЂ™s family, a district court said there was little evidence to prove the alleged coercion. The prosecution earlier decided not to indict the agency chief, surnamed Kim, citing lack of evidence. The initial revelation took place in March 2009, when then-aspiring actress Jang killed herself and left a seven-page suicide note claiming that she was pressured to have sexual relations with more than 20 prominent figures in the entertainment and media industries. In March, President Moon Jae-in ordered a thorough investigation into Jang's death and a snowballing drug and sex scandal involving K-pop stars.A Seoul appellate court has ruled that the late actress Jang Ja-yeon had been coerced by her management agency to entertain socially influential figures at drinking sessions against her will.ДЄ recent verdict from the Seoul High Court ordered the agencyвЂ™s chief to pay the family of Jang, who committed suicide, 24 million won ($22,600) for sexually exploiting her. in South Korea over Jang Ja-yeon's Suicide,'' Guardian, April 1, 2009. The inquiry team looked into whether there Jang's list exists, and if there was any outside pressure to close the case. It only asked the prosecution to reinvestigate the chief of Jang's management agency, identified only by his surname Kim, over suspected perjury. The panel judged that it has not identified evidence sufficient to carry out probes into alleged sexual abuses involving more than two people or allegations of injury caused by sexual assault. Lee Mi Sook moved to Yoo Jang HoвЂ™s new agency and signing the contract with him dated on January 2009, even though her contract with her previous. In August 2009, the prosecution only filed to indict the chief of an entertainment agency Jang belonged to and Jang's assistant.Д«ut those alleged to have forced her to provide sexual services were not charged. Her sister was later unable to reach her and, upon entering their shared home, found her body hanging from the stairway banister around 7:30 PM. On the first part of the posting, we were looking back to one week before Jang Ja YeonвЂ™s suicide, but on this second part, we will be looking back to three months before Jang Ja YeonвЂ™s suicide. The panel also concluded the prosecution unduly decided not to file charges against some suspects and that probes by the prosecution and police were flawed.

With her suicide note, Jang also allegedly left a list of men she says she was forced to provide sexual services to.ДЄfter reviewing a 250-page report on the outcome of a 13-month probe by a special prosecution team, the panel said it could not confirm the existence of Jang's list. Jang hanged herself in her house and left a suicide note saying she was forced by her entertainment agency to attend drinking parties and provide sex to at least 30 men, including the head of the Chosun Ilbo, a major newspaper.

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