Momoland's Nancy Faces Online Harassment As Her Manipulated Pictures Get Spread

Nancy of Momoland, a South Korean girl group, has subjected to online harassment with her illegal manipulated pictures being circulated on the internet. In an official statement, MLD entertainment said the artist Nancy is currently undergoing "severe emotional turmoil" because of the matter. 

The statement read, “ Nancy is a victim of having photos being inappropriately taken and manipulated. The person that should be protected first and foremost is Nancy. We ask for your cooperation with a heavy heart.” 

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It also added that the company is going to pursue a civil and criminal suit against the person who started the illegal circulated of manipulated pictures and they will also seek compensation of damages on the basis of sexual crimes, Act o Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network Utilization and Information Protection and violating personal rights. 

The company is currently awaiting the involvement of police and oversees authorities to take the legal actions against the accused person and the ones who shared those pictures further. 

We will be joined by the police and judicial authorities overseas in taking strong legal action against the first person who posted the photos, as well as those who have taken part in spreading the photos. Through a legal representative, we will also pursue civil and criminal suits for compensation of damages on the basis of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes, circulating material deemed pornographic by the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc., and violating personal rights.

“We will continue to make every effort to protect our artists from additional damage through continuous monitoring. We will also follow through with our legal actions with no leniency and without reaching a settlement,” the statement added.

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