Kim Soo Hyun Cleared of Child Welfare Act Allegations as Police Dismiss All Claims

Actor Kim Soo Hyun has been cleared of allegations that he violated South Korea's Child Welfare Act after police concluded there was no evidence to support claims that he dated the late actress Kim Sae Ron while she was a minor.The Seongdong Police Station decided not to refer Kim Soo Hyun to prosecutors after completing its investigation into accusations of child welfare law violations and false accusations.Investigators examined whether the actor had been involved in a relationship with Kim Sae Ron before she turned 18 or had committed any form of sexual abuse, AllKPop reported. Police ultimately found the allegations to be unfounded and closed the case due to insufficient evidence.A police official said there was no legal evidence supporting claims of child abuse. The official also stated that an audio recording submitted as key evidence could not be accepted because it appeared to have been edited or manipulated.The complaint was filed in May last year by Kim Sae Ron's family and YouTuber Kim Se Ui. They alleged that Kim Soo Hyun had been in a relationship with the late actress when she was 14 years old and accused him of violating the Child Welfare Act.During a press conferenc...