The Tamesis
February 6, 2026
Seoul – South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party on Thursday urged a thorough investigation into online posts claiming links between President Lee Jae-myung and the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
The party plans to file a police report on the matter on Friday.
“This is not free speech. This is nothing but ‘profit-driven violence’ that makes money by destroying other people’s lives,” Rep. Kim Dong-ah said at a news conference. Kim is deputy chairman of the party’s disinformation response committee.
“We can no longer tolerate this politically motivated crime, which buries specific individuals through absurd conspiracy theories, tarnishes the honor of the head of state and ultimately undermines the dignity of the country.”
The news conference was in response to online posts linking Lee and other South Korean individuals and entities to the scandal.
One video in particular hints at a connection between the Epstein scandal and South Korea’s president, citing an email between Epstein and Soon-Yi Previn, the wife of film director Woody Allen. Emails between Epstein and Previn discussed a 2016 donation to an orphanage in South Korea.
The creators of the video claimed that the orphanage was run by the Sisters of Notre Dame and suggested a connection with the president, citing his visit to the convent in December 2025.
Similar posts suggested deeper ties between South Korean orphanages and Epstein. The people involved also appeared in multiple online communities.
“It is imperative to find out how these manipulated videos and posts are produced, how they are spread, and who is behind them,” King said, adding that if the posts were spread in an organized manner, those involved must be brought to justice.
King also told platform operators that profiting from such content amounted to “aiding and abetting criminal activity” and urged relevant companies to cooperate with the investigation.
