On July 23, a court ruling was released from the Seoul Central District Court who has made the final decision in Choi Jong Hoon's appeal trial.

Choi Jong Hoon and the prosecution filed their appeal with separate interest after the court sentenced him the following:

• to 1 year in prison
• suspended for 2 years of probation
• and 80 hours in a sexual violence rehab program

Back on June 8, the actor had his first hearing for his appeal at the Seoul Central District Court, on the charges for bribing the police officer and violating the law on sexual violence by distributing illegal footage. Choi Jong Hoon on his first appeal included a letter of apology.

During the original trial, Choi Jong Hoon confessed to the charges of illegally documenting and disseminating. He claimed that he didn't have an intention of offering bribes.

His legal representatives appealed to the court to have lenient treatment over the actor. The fact that he did not deny allegations and admitted his offense for his crimes when the first trial took place.

On the other hand, the prosecution had asked for five years in prison for Choi Jong Hoon and required them to undergo a sexual violence rehabilitation program.

On July 23, the Seoul Central District Court released a decision and stated, "The defendant appealed the original sentence for it was too heavy, while the prosecution appealed for it was too light. The appeal being requested and the court trial didn't see new evidence for the evaluation of the case, nor have the conditions altered. If you take a look at the elements of the case, it is difficult to determine if the punishment was light or severe."

The District Court dismissed both the appeals and upheld the original sentence - that is 1 year in prison, with suspended for 2 years of probation and 80 hours in a sexual violence rehab program.

This decision was the result of Choi Jong Hoon being charged with the non-consensual filming of his sexual partners and disseminating the material in different chat rooms. He was also charged with his intent to bribe when he told a cop that he would give them 2 million when he was caught driving under the influence in 2016.

The above appeal is a separate case from Jung Joon Young and Choi Jong Hoon's appeal over their sentences for charges of rape.