Former T-ARA member Areum is facing charges of child abuse.
On June 3, Dispatch revealed that allegations claiming T-ARA’s Areum abused her child had been forwarded to prosecutors. According to the Gyeonggi-do Gwangmyung Police Department, Areum is facing charges of child abuse, neglect of a child, and drugging a minor. Areum’s mother is also facing the latter charge.
Previously, Areum had alerted police that her ex-husband had abused her child. The idol claimed that her ex-husband had spit on their child’s face and defecated on him. Police have since cleared her husband of any wrongdoing.
News reports state that Areum’s ex-husband retaliated and countersued Areum, alleging she had abused their child. Police, after investigating, reportedly found evidence to back the ex-husband’s allegations and forwarded it to prosecutors. Areum and her mother were also reportedly handed a restraining order, barring them from their home and the child’s preschool.
Reports state that police felt suspicious after finding inconsistencies in the child’s testimony. Police reportedly brought in a specialist to analyze the child’s statements and decided to act after the specialist stated they felt the child was being coerced.
Stay tuned for updates.
Source: dispatch
