Dispatch revealed the moment that Olympian Nam Hyun Hee escaped her former fiancé.
Jeon Chung Jo (left) and Nam Hyun Hee (right) | Chosun Ilbo
On October 26, Dispatch released an article in which the media outlet revealed they were at the scene when family members rescued Nam Hyun Hee from the clutches of her former fiancé.
Nam Hyun Hee being rescued by family members
According to Dispatch, Nam Hyun Hee had been residing at Jeon Chung Jo’s apartment in Songpa-gu when her family members arrived on the afternoon of October 25 to convince her to leave.
Dispatch reports that it took a long time for family members to finally convince Nam Hyun Hee to leave. It is also revealed that investors who had been defrauded by Jeon Chung Jo were also at the scene.
Nam Hyun Hee’s family members would speak with Dispatch and revealed that they had learned about Jeon Chung Jo’s true identity through the media outlet’s previous article.
We had heard rumors but thought they were all false. It was through seeing all of the evidence that we learned about (Jeon Chung Jo’s) fraud. We know we’re late, but we want to make things right.
— Nam Hyun Hee’s family member
Dispatch also reports that Jeon Chung Jo had used Nam Hyun Hee’s name to defraud investors and that Jeon Chung Jo had also defrauded Nam Hyun Hee family members out of ₩90.0 million KRW (about $66,600 USD). Hours after Nam Hyun Hee was rescued, Jeon Chung Jo would be arrested for stalking after repeatedly trying to meet Nam Hyun Hee. You can read more in the link below.
