Robber Sentenced to Seven Years for Attacking Nana Files Countercomplaint, Denies False Accusation Charge

Despite receiving a lengthy sentence for aggravated robbery… He firmly denies charge of filing a false complaint

A man in his 30s, sentenced to prison in an appeals court for breaking into actress Nana’s (real name Im Jin-ah) home and going on a knife-wielding rampage, has categorically denied an additional charge of filing a false complaint.

The Seoul Central District Court’s Criminal Division 2 (presiding Judge Cho Young-min) held the first hearing on the case against Kim, who was indicted on charges of filing a false complaint and theft. At the hearing, Kim’s attorney firmly denied the charges, saying, “He reported that he had been harmed, so he did not make a false statement, and the crime of filing a false complaint does not apply.”

Kim was indicted on charges of breaking into Nana’s home in Acheon-dong, Guri, Gyeonggi Province, early on Nov. 15 last year while carrying a weapon, threatening Nana and her mother by choking them and demanding valuables, but failing to complete the robbery. After receiving a seven-year prison sentence in his first trial, he was handed the same lengthy sentence in his second trial on the 22nd of last month. He has appealed to the Supreme Court.

While being investigated and tried on the aggravated robbery charge, Kim filed a countercomplaint against Nana, alleging that he had also suffered physical harm and accusing her of attempted murder and aggravated bodily injury. But police investigating the case ruled that Nana and her mother had acted in self-defense and decided not to refer the case to prosecutors. Nana’s side then filed a complaint against Kim for filing a false complaint.

Prosecutors also concluded that Kim had maliciously filed a false complaint with the intent of having Nana criminally punished and indicted him on the charge.

Kim’s side, however, largely admitted the facts alleged in a separate theft charge that was consolidated with the false-complaint charge. Kim is accused of stealing items worth about 20 million won from a wine shop last November.

The court decided to resume the trial on March 16 next year to hear witness testimony in the theft case.