Assault, Blackmail And Obsessiveness — The Full Official Statement From Kim Sae Ron’s Husband
On March 25, 2025, Kim Sae Ron‘s husband released a statement through Garo Sero Research Institute about his late wife. He denied previous allegations of assault and blackmail from YouTuber Lee Jin Ho and Kim Sae Ron’s ex-boyfriend.
He revealed a photo of their marriage certificate as proof.
Hello. This is the late Kim Sae Ron’s husband. I wondered if it was right for me to step up because I am still in pain, and unable to get out of my own feelings. I wondered if I would be causing damage to Sae Ron and her bereaved. Although I carefully considered it a few times, there have been so many distorted facts that are being spread, thanks to a couple of forces. I made the judgement that severe slander of the deceased was happening, and have written this statement in order to set the facts straight.
I was just living life as I did, an ordinary person, when I met Kim Sae Ron around mid-to-late November 2024, thanks to an introduction from an acquaintance. Thanks to having strong attraction to each other despite the short time, we got married legally in America, where I live, on January 12, 2025, with only witnesses present. Later, we decided to void the marriage upon agreement from both parties, due to the fact that we got married too quickly without serious consideration out of having fallen in love, as well as due to practical problems of a long-distance relationship, and differences in personalities.
— Kim Sae Ron’s husband
Kim Sae Ron’s husband claimed that his house in America made assault rather impossible. Furthermore, Kim Sae Ron visited him 3 times in America. He reasoned that if he was abusive, she could simply cease to visit.
1. Regarding Assault
The house I am currently residing in, in America, is a quiet apartment complex with very weak soundproofing. It is built such that if assault had taken place, the floor below would immediately make a report. In addition, assault in America results in strong legal responsibility. I am someone who has received a thorough upbringing in America. After I met Kim Sae Ron for the first time, from November 2024 to February 2025, we have met up a total of 4 times. Apart from the first time I met her in November 2024, as I have to go to work, the last three times were when she came to visit me in America every month. If I did really lock her up and assault her, why would Kim Sae Ron voluntarily come to America each time? For myself, I also felt sorry that she had to sit through a long flight and go through the strict immigrations procedure at the airport, so I did my best financially and emotionally for her, so that she would be content whenever she visited America.
They said they had photos of the physical abuse, and I urge them to publicize the photos if they have them. If necessary, I will undergo police investigations.
— Kim Sae Ron’s husband
Kim Sae Ron’s husband admitted that they openly shared information such as their social media accounts with each other. He claimed that these were mutually agreed upon due to their long-distance relationship.
2. Regarding my monitoring of her
As we were in a long-distance relationship, we did not restrict access to each other’s cellphones and social media accounts in terms of passwords. In actuality, Kim Sae Ron used my phone to contact people many times, and we freely shared our passwords with each other, and more, in order to build trust as a married couple. I can tell you that in actuality, we exchanged our passwords, etc, through DMs, as well as wrote promises to each other as a couple, and were also open with other information as agreed between us mutually.
Whenever she was in America, she was always with me, and we shared everything with each other, without secrets. I am in suspicion how they portrayed this as me “monitoring her moves,” but I think that this is a mutually-agreeable choice you can make as a couple. I can prove this with a written agreement we made as a couple.
— Kim Sae Ron’s husband
He furthered that she had never been pregnant, and he had never blackmailed her into marriage as such.
Last but not least, he had faced threats recently by an anonymous source who claimed to be Kim Sae Ron’s cousin. Upon threat of legal action, they immediately ceased contact.
Lastly, on March 18, 2025, someone contacted me anonymously, claiming to be Kim Sae Ron’s acquaintance. I will show you the message I received from them. I continued to talk to them, as I believed them to be someone I knew, but they lied and said that they were her older male cousin, and tried to provoke me multiple times, asking me about falsehoods such as why I assaulted her, blackmailed her, etc. When I said that I would be taking legal actions, they immediately stopped contacting me. If needed, I will request for a fair and just police inspection. Please immediately cease the spread of falsehoods about a deceased person’s personal life.
— Kim Sae Ron’s husband
He ends off beseeching Lee Jin Ho and the others who have spoken up, to stop the spread of alleged falsehoods against the late star. You can read more about the initial allegations made about her personal life below.
