Areum, Former T-ara Member, Indicted for Child Abuse

Former member of girl group 'T-ara' Areum (real name Lee Areum) was turned over to the prosecution on charges of child abuse, and Lee's mother was turned over to the prosecution on charges of abduction of a minor.

According to Newsis and others on the 3rd, Gyeonggi Gwangmyeong Police Station recently announced that it had sent Mr. Lee to the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office Ansan Branch on charges of child abuse, child abandonment, and kidnapping and enticing a minor. Mr. Lee's mother, Ms. A, was also sent with him on charges of kidnapping a minor. The two were also given a temporary ban on contact with Mr. Lee's children until July.

Source: https://www.chosun.com/national/national_general/2024/06/03/RBFTFDIFJ5GNZKLVJTHKI4DZMM/

The ex-husband was acquitted of child abuse charges, and Areum and her mother were also turned over to the prosecution on charges of abduction of a minor.