Singer IU's malicious commenter was sentenced to 8 months in prison and 2 years of probation.

On the 21st, 'EDAM Entertainment' revealed the trial results of malicious commenter A. A has left malicious posts on IU, dozens of times through the Internet since 2019.

The agency explained, "We worked with investigative agencies for a long time to arrest the perpetrator. A has been identified and all the facts of the crime have been explained”.

All charges of insult and online defamation of A were acknowledged. The court ruled that A's crime was very poor, and sentenced him to 8 months in prison and 2 years of probation.

Person A was also sentenced to 180 hours of community service and 40 hours of sexual violence treatment lectures. If A repeatedly commits a criminal act even after the judgment, he may receive a more severe punishment.

Another malicious commenter was also investigated. A source from the agency said, "There is a continuous spread of false information (about IU) and malicious posts on many anonymous communities."

He added, "Currently, the identity of the perpetrator has been identified and the investigation is ongoing." He added, "We will do our best to prevent further damage.