Isn't the sex offense because he made some AI video of him kissing another streamer? Wouldn't making him register as a sex offender in the USA when the offense in question something that is (probably) constitutionally protected speech in the USA be an infringement on his rights?
Johnny didn't get sex offender status, the work restriction everyone is misreporting on as sex offender status is merely a automatic thing under Korean law for anyone convicted of any offense punishable by prison time
I assume the misunderstanding was due to the judge giving a mandatory warning to him of this law at sentencing like US judges being obligated to tell people convicted of felonies that they can no longer possess firearms
It was probably something along the lines of this
Being found guilty for a criminal offense that is punishable by prison time will result in you being restricted from employment at any place of work that caters to minors and the disabled for up to 5 years after release
That's why everyone is soyying out now thinking that Johnny Somali has sex offender status now.
If that was the case, the Court would've had to explicitly say that per Korean law.
(2) A court shall, when passing a sentence under paragraph (1) on a sex offender subject to registration, notify him/her of the fact that he/she is subject to registration and has the duty to submit his/her personal information pursuant to Article 33.
The Korean sex offender registry law says the following
Article 32 (Persons Subject to Registration of Personal Information)
(1) Any person who is finally declared guilty of committing a crime referred to in any of Articles 2 (1) 3 and 4 and (2) (limited to paragraph (1) 3 and 4 of the same Article), 3 through 10 and 14 (hereinafter referred to as "sexual crime subject to registration") or who is conclusively declared to be subject to a disclosure order pursuant to Article 37 (1) 2 shall be subject to registration of personal information (excluding those subject to registration of personal information under Article 33 of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse; hereinafter referred to as "person subject to registration").
To whit only these following enumerated crimes qualify.
Article 297 - Rape
Article 298 - Indecent act by compulsion
Article 299 - Rape or indecent act by abuse of authority
Article 300 - Attempted rape / indecent act
Article 301 - Injury or death resulting from rape/indecent act
Article 301-2 - Murder after rape
Article 302 - Sexual intercourse under pretense of marriage, etc.
Article 303 - Sexual intercourse by abuse of occupational authority
Article 305 - Sexual intercourse or indecent act with a minor
TL;DR
@Null Johnny Somali isn't a sex offender now, Korean law says anyone sent to prison can't work with children and cripples for a set amount of time after release irregardless of the actual crime committed, only violent sexual offenses or actually touching kids gets you SO status in Korea.