Jung Myung-seok
Jung Myung-seok, the founder of the religious cult, Jesus Morning Star, was detained by Chinese security authorities on May 1, 2007.
Jung, 62-year-old in 2007, has been accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of female followers since 2001. In 2002, he was put on Interpol's wanted list, and the Seoul government sought China's cooperation to extradite Jung last November.
"A man who was believed to be Jung Myung-seok was arrested in Beijing on May 1, and we officially confirmed him as Jung on Tuesday," said Jeon Sung-won, a prosecutor of the international crime bureau at the ministry.
"We'll soon seek cooperation with the Chinese authorities to extradite Jung to Korea."
While Jung was being investigated in 1999 in Seoul, he fled to Taiwan and then reportedly resided in Japan and China.
Jung was arrested in 2003 for illegal staying in Hong Kong but was released on bail of $100,000 and then fled. Jung is also reportedly wanted for several cases of fraud, sexual abuse, and embezzlement.
The ministry said Jung has been interrogated by the authorities in the northeastern Chinese city of Anshan, Liaoning Province.
"We've asked the Korean Embassy in Beijing to verify whether Chinese authorities have arrested him for separate crimes he committed in China or based on Korea's extradition request," Jeon said.
Jung was born in a small town located in Geumsan County, South Chungcheong province. He is also known by the names of Joshua Jung, Joshua Lee Jung, Joshua Lee, and JMS.
He claims to have received special revelations from God. Former members of his cult, mostly young girls, told police they were ordered to undress for a "health check" and have sex with him to wipe off their sins. The victims were also threatened with "spiritual death" if they spoke of their experiences.
Jung allegedly requested his followers to send photos of themselves and he would choose tall, pretty and young female victims as "sexual gifts."
Jung is still believed to command tens of hundreds of followers, including students, teachers, and children.（https://www.koreaherald.co.kr/archives/result_contents.asp?id=200705170046&query=cult）
China arrests South Korean sect leader over rape charge
Chinese authorities have arrested and will soon extradite the South Korean leader of a fringe religious sect suspected of raping his female followers, South Korea's Justice Ministry said on Wednesday.
Jung Myong-seok, 62, fled South Korea in 2001 where he had been charged with selecting followers from photographs and then forcing them to have sex with him.
The leader of the JMS or Jesus Morning Star sect, was arrested on May 1 in northeastern China, the ministry said in a statement.
South Korean media said JMS was founded in 1980 and expanded into Japan under the name "Setsuri", which means providence. (http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-korea-china-sect-idUKSEO26110720070516)
