She then failed to repay the loans, prompting the victims to file charges.
According to the plaintiffs, Ahreum citedrelationship issuesandpersonal hardshipsas reasons for the loans, but never returned the money.
The total amount defrauded is reported to be around 37 million KRW (approx.
$26,000 USD).
Initially, Ahreum denied the allegations, blaming hacking and her then-boyfriend.
However, during police investigations, she eventually admitted to acting alone.
This is not Ahreums first legal issue.
She was previously sentenced to eight months in prison with a two-year suspended sentence for child abuse and defamation.
Ahreum joined T-ara in 2012 but left the group the following year in 2013.
She married a businessman in 2019 and had two sons before divorcing in 2023.
She later remarried her boyfriend and gave birth to a third child in November 2023.
It is now reported that she is pregnant with her fourth child.
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