Controversial American YouTuber Johnny Somali, whose real name is Ramsey Khalid Ismael, has had his prison sentence upheld by a court in Seoul.
The Seoul Western District Court upheld the initial ruling on Thursday, sentencing Somali to six months in prison for obstruction of business, distributing false videos under South Korea’s sexual violence law, and violating the Minor Offenses Act, reported The Joong Ang.
In April 2026, Somali was sentenced to six months in prison by a South Korean court for public nuisance and distributing a deepfake video. The court stated that Somali “repeatedly committed crimes against unspecified members of the public to generate profit via YouTube.”
YouTube is owned by Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL).
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