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	Jung was born in ], ].		Jung was born in ], ].

	==Sexual abuse charges==

	In 1999, ] (SBS) in Korea reported about sexual abuse allegedly committed by Jung. This resulted in Jung fleeing the country one day later.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2168234.htm\| title=China extradites SKorea cult leader\| publisher=]\| date=2008-02-21\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> He was officially charged in 2001.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.npa.go.kr/eng/visitor/visitorView.jsp?seq=406\| title=Visitor board\| publisher=]\| date=2005-07-04\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Accusations also surfaced in other countries, and in 2001 he was investigated by Taiwanese authorities causing him to flee Taiwan.<ref name="joongang" />

	Jung was arrested in 2003 for illegal stay in Hong Kong but when released on bail, fled the extradition hearing.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.npa.go.kr/eng/visitor/visitorView.jsp?seq=167\| title=Visitor Board\| publisher=]\| date=2003-09-21\| accessdate=2006-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22998981-23109,00.html\| title=Accused rapist cult leader faces extradition to Korea\| publisher=]\| date=2008-01-02\| accessdate=2008-02-27}} {{Dead link\|date=August 2010\|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Following this, he managed to evade capture until May 2007 in China. He was extradited back to South Korea on February 20, 2008.<ref name="iht">{{cite web\| url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-Cult-Leader.php\| title=South Korean religious sect leader extradited from China to face rape charges\| publisher=], ]\| date=2008-02-20\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref>

	In April 2006, a press conference was held by ] in which four unidentified women accused Jung of organised sex crimes against themselves and other women<ref>{{cite news\|date=2006-04-18\|publisher=]\|url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019\|title=“JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나” 울분\| accessdate=2006-11-21}} English: </ref> which necessitated medical treatment.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news\| url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019\| title=“JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나” 울분\| accessdate=2007-01-20\|publisher=]\|date=2006-04-18}}</ref>

	After nearly 9 years on the run,<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2008/02/21/143806/China-extradites.htm\| title=China extradites chief of alleged S. Korean rapist cult\| publisher=], ]\| date=2008-02-21\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Jung was finally arrested by Chinese police in May 2007.<ref name=theaustralian>{{cite news\| url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21732554-2703,00.html\| title=Asian Cult Leader Arrested\| publisher=]\| date=2007-05-15\|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,272712,00.html\| title=Alleged South Korean Rape Cult Leader Arrested in China\| publisher=]\| date=2007-05-16\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref>

	Jung has also been charged with fraud and embezzlement of church funds.<ref name="joongang">{{cite web\| url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2886496\| title=Cult boss extradited to face sex raps\| publisher=]\| date=2008-02-21\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref>

	In 2008, in response to the rape allegations, Providence pastor Bae Jae-yong said that it was "distorted rumor that was created by the people who have slandered him" and that "all fundamental truth will be clarified by at the prosecutor's office".<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://tvscripts.edt.reuters.com/2008-02-20/82e8843.html\|publisher=]\|title=Reuters Television News\|date=2008-02-20}} {{Dead link\|date=August 2010\|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref><ref name="iht"/>

	In January 2008, the ] found that Jung forced two female followers to have sex with him as part of a religious purification ritual.<ref name="yonhap">{{cite news\| url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2008/02/23/56/0302000000AEN20080223001200315F.HTML\| title=Religious sect leader formally arrested on rape charges\| publisher=]\| date=2008-02-23\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=http://nuri.donga.com/nurinews/view.php?k_id=200801110239&m=2\|publisher=]\|title=JMS 정명석씨, 신도 성폭행 6천만원 위자료 확정\|date=2008-01-11\|accessdate=2008-01-27}}</ref> In August 2008, Jung was convicted of raping five of his followers and sentenced to six years imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2008/08/13/200808130034.asp\|publisher=]\|title=JMS leader sentenced to 6 years\|date=2008-08-13\|accessdate=2008-08-15}}</ref> In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_336458.html\|publisher=]\|title=Cult head jailed for sex crimes\|date=2009-02-10\|accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref>

	==Jung’s teaching==		==Jung’s teaching==

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Jung Myung-seok
Hangul	정명석
Hanja	鄭明析
Revised Romanization	Jeong Myeong(-)seok
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Myŏng-sŏk

Template:Korean name Jung Myung-Seok (born February 3, 1945) is the founder of an international Christian religious movement Providence. He is also known by the names of Joshua Jung, and JMS. Since founding his first church in Seoul, South Korea in 1980 Jung has developed his organization into a religious movement. In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.

Early biography

Jung was born in Geumsan County, South Chungcheong.

Jung’s teaching

References

"Retrial needed for the case of Jung Myung Seok". Civil Government. Retrieved 23 March 2011. {{cite journal}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
"Cult head jailed for sex crimes". AFP. 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-02-10.

External links

jmscult.com Largest English Internet resource website on JMS (critical)
Providence Trial - English language Providence related website authored by various members internationally
Apologetics Index - Jung Myung Seok entry
Freedom of Mind Center

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	Jung was born in ], ].		Jung was born in ], ].

	==Sexual abuse charges==

	In 1999, ] (SBS) in Korea reported about sexual abuse allegedly committed by Jung. This resulted in Jung fleeing the country one day later.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/s2168234.htm\| title=China extradites SKorea cult leader\| publisher=]\| date=2008-02-21\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> He was officially charged in 2001.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.npa.go.kr/eng/visitor/visitorView.jsp?seq=406\| title=Visitor board\| publisher=]\| date=2005-07-04\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Accusations also surfaced in other countries, and in 2001 he was investigated by Taiwanese authorities causing him to flee Taiwan.<ref name="joongang" />

	Jung was arrested in 2003 for illegal stay in Hong Kong but when released on bail, fled the extradition hearing.<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.npa.go.kr/eng/visitor/visitorView.jsp?seq=167\| title=Visitor Board\| publisher=]\| date=2003-09-21\| accessdate=2006-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22998981-23109,00.html\| title=Accused rapist cult leader faces extradition to Korea\| publisher=]\| date=2008-01-02\| accessdate=2008-02-27}} {{Dead link\|date=August 2010\|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref> Following this, he managed to evade capture until May 2007 in China. He was extradited back to South Korea on February 20, 2008.<ref name="iht">{{cite web\| url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/20/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-Cult-Leader.php\| title=South Korean religious sect leader extradited from China to face rape charges\| publisher=], ]\| date=2008-02-20\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref>

	In April 2006, a press conference was held by ] in which four unidentified women accused Jung of organised sex crimes against themselves and other women<ref>{{cite news\|date=2006-04-18\|publisher=]\|url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019\|title=“JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나” 울분\| accessdate=2006-11-21}} English: </ref> which necessitated medical treatment.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news\| url=http://www.cnbnews.com/category/read.html?bcode=7019\| title=“JMS 정명석 성폭행 계속...정부 뭐하나” 울분\| accessdate=2007-01-20\|publisher=]\|date=2006-04-18}}</ref>

	After nearly 9 years on the run,<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2008/02/21/143806/China-extradites.htm\| title=China extradites chief of alleged S. Korean rapist cult\| publisher=], ]\| date=2008-02-21\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref> Jung was finally arrested by Chinese police in May 2007.<ref name=theaustralian>{{cite news\| url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21732554-2703,00.html\| title=Asian Cult Leader Arrested\| publisher=]\| date=2007-05-15\|accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,272712,00.html\| title=Alleged South Korean Rape Cult Leader Arrested in China\| publisher=]\| date=2007-05-16\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref>

	Jung has also been charged with fraud and embezzlement of church funds.<ref name="joongang">{{cite web\| url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2886496\| title=Cult boss extradited to face sex raps\| publisher=]\| date=2008-02-21\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref>

	In 2008, in response to the rape allegations, Providence pastor Bae Jae-yong said that it was "distorted rumor that was created by the people who have slandered him" and that "all fundamental truth will be clarified by at the prosecutor's office".<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://tvscripts.edt.reuters.com/2008-02-20/82e8843.html\|publisher=]\|title=Reuters Television News\|date=2008-02-20}} {{Dead link\|date=August 2010\|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref><ref name="iht"/>

	In January 2008, the ] found that Jung forced two female followers to have sex with him as part of a religious purification ritual.<ref name="yonhap">{{cite news\| url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2008/02/23/56/0302000000AEN20080223001200315F.HTML\| title=Religious sect leader formally arrested on rape charges\| publisher=]\| date=2008-02-23\| accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=http://nuri.donga.com/nurinews/view.php?k_id=200801110239&m=2\|publisher=]\|title=JMS 정명석씨, 신도 성폭행 6천만원 위자료 확정\|date=2008-01-11\|accessdate=2008-01-27}}</ref> In August 2008, Jung was convicted of raping five of his followers and sentenced to six years imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2008/08/13/200808130034.asp\|publisher=]\|title=JMS leader sentenced to 6 years\|date=2008-08-13\|accessdate=2008-08-15}}</ref> In April 2009, the Supreme court of South Korea sentenced him to 10 years imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_336458.html\|publisher=]\|title=Cult head jailed for sex crimes\|date=2009-02-10\|accessdate=2009-02-10}}</ref>

	==Jung’s teaching==		==Jung’s teaching==

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