Lee was found guilty of obstruction of official duties after getting caught up in a bizarre case involving his girlfriend, who is a shaman, according legal sources.
He apparently deceived officials while attempting to shield his girlfriend who was involved in the confinement and assault of a woman in her 80s last year.
The shaman, who had a dispute with the elderly woman's son, allegedly arranged for the victim to be kidnapped and beaten by her own grandson on the outskirts of Seoul.
But the elderly woman managed to escape and went to the police, and Im's girlfriend allegedly staged a fake suicide attempt in a bid to distract investigators, only to be revealed later through security camera footage.
Although Im did not carry out the violence himself, a judge ruled that he knew about the assault and was convicted of obstructing justice for helping cover for his girlfriend.
Im, who was previously married to Lee, the eldest daughter of the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee, divorced in 2020 after a lengthy legal battle over substantial alimony and custody of their son.
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