Jung Myung-seok was featured in the Netflix documentary series 'In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal', which examines four South Korean religious leaders accused of various crimes. (Netflix pic)SEOUL: The leader of the South Korean religious sect Jesus Morning Star was sentenced on Monday to a further 33 years in jail after being found guilty of sexually assaulting and abusing female followers.

Jung Myung-seok, believed to be in his early 80s, is currently serving a 17-year sentence after being convicted of separate sexual assaults of followers.

Those assaults occurred after he was released from prison following a 2008 rape conviction.

In this latest case, Jung — who was featured in a Netflix documentary series "In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal" about four South Korean religious leaders accused of various crimes — was accused of sexually assaulting and abusing 16 female followers for several years through 2022.