Kim Se-ui, operator of YouTube channel HoverLab, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seocho District, southern Seoul, on May 26 to attend a pretrial detention hearing. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Kim Se-ui, operator of the YouTube channel HoverLab and who allegedly defamed actor Kim Soo-hyun’s reputation, was handed over to prosecutors on Thursday while in custody.

The Gangnam Police Precinct sent the operator

to prosecutors early Thursday on charges including violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes and defamation, according to police the same day.

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