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Jeong Jo-eun, known as the second-in-command of the Christian Gospel Mission JMS, said, “I tried to stop Jung Myung-seok’s crime, but I mightn’t stop it.”
Although he acknowledged his mistake, the victims are expressing resentment, saying that Jung is also an “accomplice.”
This is reporter Lim So-jeong.
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Jeong Jo-eun, the second-in-command in JMS, publicly acknowledged Jung Myung-seok’s crimes.
[정조은/기독교복음선교회 목사]
″February 18, 2018, I appealed to the teacher (Jeong Myung-seok) for three years and six months with tears. Women were prevented from coming within three meters of the teacher.″
After he first became aware of the crime, he did his best to prevent it, but claimed that he might not stop it.
However, the victims’ stories were different.
Amy, an Australian church member who was sexually assaulted by Jung Myeong-seok several times from July 2018.
It was Jeong Jo-eun’s closest aide who first took him to Jeong Myeong-seok’s room.
[에이미/전 JMS 교인·성폭력 피해자]
″I was really confused, but because of the brainwashing training I had before, I eventually accepted it as nothing.″
After experiencing extreme confusion for over a year, he met Jeong Jo-eun in October 2019.
What Mr. Jung said to him was to do better for Jung Myeong-seok.
[정조은 기독교복음선교회 목사/2019년 10월 22일 녹취]
″You (Amy) recover quickly and doing this is repaying the favor. If you feel sorry for the teacher (Jeong Myung-seok), then you should do better. And you really need to repent of your mistakes. Showing you how to work harder is what teachers are most happy regarding.”
In 2018, he found out that Jung Myung-seok had committed a sex crime and tried to stop it, but instead, he kept putting goddesses next to him.
[에이미/전 JMS 교인·성폭력 피해자]
″Jeong Jo-eun did not see me being sexually assaulted, but she must have known a lot already. I think she was very aware of what was going on behind the closed door.”
In order to confirm the position related to this, we also visited the church where Mr. Jung is in charge and contacted him through various channels, including church officials, but he might not be contacted.
This is Im So-jung from MBC News.
