Harvard-graduate lawyer jailed for document forgery
Kang Yong-seok, handcuffed, walks out of the Seoul Central District Court after being sentenced to a year in prison for document forgery, Wednesday. Yonhap
By Lee Min-young, Park Si-soo
Former lawmaker and lawyer Kang Yong-seok has been jailed for forging documents related to an adultery case he represents.
The Seoul Central District Court sentenced the Harvard Law School graduate to a year in prison on Wednesday. He was taken to a detention center immediately after the ruling. His lawyer's license was suspended.
Kang was embroiled in an adultery case in 2014 and the husband of Kang's alleged partner ― popular blogger Kim Mi-na, nicknamed Dodo mom ― filed a damages suit against him in January 2015, demanding 100 million won in compensation.
Three months later, Kang was accused again of colluding with Kim to forge documents sealed by the husband in an illegal scheme to drop the case.
It is not known yet if Kang will appeal. He served as a lawmaker between 2008 and 2012.