The man who broke into actress Nana’s home last year denied a false accusation charge at his first court hearing on November 10, while admitting to a separate theft of wine worth more than 20 million won.
The hearing, held at the Seoul Central District Court before Judge Cho Young-min of Criminal Division 2, marked the start of the trial over the false accusation and theft charges against the defendant, identified only as A, a man in his 30s. According to a report by Sports Kyunghyang, A told the court he had not reported false facts and therefore had not committed false accusation, saying, “I did not report false facts, so it is not a false accusation.” He admitted, however, that he stole items worth more than 20 million won from a wine shop last November.
The case stems from the November 15 incident last year, when A allegedly entered Nana’s home in Guri, Gyeonggi Province, armed with a weapon and demanded money from Nana and her mother. Nana, whose real name is Im Jin-ah, and her mother were injured while subduing him. A was later convicted of robbery resulting in bodily injury and sentenced to seven years in prison in a first trial in June. Both A and prosecutors appealed, and the appeals court upheld the seven-year sentence. A has since appealed to the Supreme Court, where the case is still pending.
The false accusation charge grew out of A’s own complaint against Nana. After the home invasion, A accused Nana of attempted murder and aggravated assault, claiming she had attacked him. Police concluded that Nana’s actions were self-defense and declined to refer the case to prosecutors. Nana then filed a counter-complaint accusing A of false accusation, and investigators indicted him after finding his claims were false. The theft charge, originally a separate case, is being tried together with the false accusation charge.
The court scheduled the next hearing for March 16, 2027, to examine witnesses in connection with the theft charge. No verdict was delivered at the hearing, and the Supreme Court appeal in the original robbery case remains unresolved.
