Johnny Somali Has Been Found Guilty Of All Charges And Sentenced To Prison With Hard Labour In South Korea

ByMF Jones

A South Korean court has found Johnny Somali guilty of all charges and sentenced him to six months in prison with hard labour and an additional 20 days of detention.

The controversial American livestreamer, 25, made a name for himself online for being rude and obnoxious in public, and figured that South Korea would be a safe place to behave this way.

Among the crimes and provocative acts he committed in the country:

  • Created and distributed an AI-deepfake video of himself having sex with popular Korean streamer BongBong.
  • Kissed and molested the “Statue of Peace” (a memorial for World War II sexual slavery victims).
  • Blasted North Korean music in public spaces.
  • Created disturbances in convenience stores, including blasting loud music and spilling ramen everywhere.

In the end, the court convicted Somali on a total of eight charges. He was handcuffed and taken into custody immediately following the verdict due to concerns he might be a flight risk.

Even before his sentencing – Somali was being routinely confronted and beaten up by South Koreans in the streets:

Unlike standard imprisonment, his sentence specifically mandates prison labour, which I guess means he’ll be cooking and cleaning and whatnot. So at least he’ll be making himself useful in there.

Ultimately though – he’s had a bit of luck. Six months + 20 days is a relatively lenient sentence considering the prosecution was asking for 3 years. It turns out the judge decided on the lighter sentence due to an “absence of severe harm to victims”.

Following the completion of his sentence, legal experts anticipate Somali will face deportation and a permanent entry ban from South Korea.

I bet the moment he’s out of the country he’s going to jump on livestream and start making fun of South Korea for letting him go. Is that cynical? Maybe. Let’s see if he’s actually learnt his lesson in six months from now.

Meanwhile, things have gone from bad to worse for Vitaly following his release from prison in the Philippines. Whoops.

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