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Hyo-Jin Moon (Korean: 문효진, Hanja: 文孝進, born December 3, 1962, died March 17, 2008), was a musician and multimedia executive producer. He was the eldest son of 14 children of Sun Myung Moon and Hakja Han Moon. For many years he was head of Manhattan Center Studios, a state-of-the-art recording facility in New York City for musicians and televised events.

Top leadership position

Hyo Jin Moon was given a significant leadership position in the Unification movement, being made head of World CARP and given responsibility for educating the church's Second Generation (children of Blessed members).

Infidelity

Hyo Jin, however, had long-term problems with substance abuse, violent behavior, and extra-marital sex. Even pre-marital sex is strictly prohibited by Moon's teachings, normally requiring a purification period of several years. At age 19 he was married to a 15-year-old bride, Nansook Hong, picked for him by Sun Myung Moon, who bore him 5 children.

According to Hyo Jin's former assistant Madelene Pretorious, his predicament was made worse when:

He learned, apparently from a family member in 1992, that the long-denied accounts of Moon's sexual rites with early female initiates were true. "When Hyo Jin found out about his father's 'purification' rituals, that took a lot out of wind out of his sails," she said. In late 1994, during conversations in Hyo Jin's suite at the New Yorker Hotel, "he confided a lot of things to me," Pretorious continued. Hyo Jin had discovered, too, that Moon had fathered a child out of wedlock in the early 1970s. Moon arranged for the child to be raised by his longtime lieutenant Bo Hi Pak, Pretorious said. The boy - now a young man - had confronted Hyo Jin, seeking recognition as Hyo Jin's half-brother. Pretorious said she later corroborated the story with other church members.[1]

Spousal abuse and divorce

Throughout their 14 years of marriage there was a continuous problem with the issues mentioned above, including cocaine addiction and physical abuse, according to Hong.[2] Hong reports that on several occasions (and for more than one child) he punched her repeatedly while threatening to kill the baby she was carrying in her womb; describing this in an interview she relates that Hyo Jin Moon would say "It's a thrill to be violent."[3] Fearing for her safety and that of her children, Hong fled the Moon compound (for want of a better word(in 1995 with her children, and filed for divorce.

Judge Edward M. Ginsburg ruled that Hyo Jin pay $8,500 alimony and child support as well as $65,000 for Nansook's legal fees. When Hyo Jin failed to pay the legal fees, he was held in contempt of court and jailed. Later his legal team produced evidence that 3 weeks after his jailing he was cut off from the $84,000 a year he had been receiving from the Swiss-based "True Family Trust," and that he had lost his $60,000 job running the Manhattan Center for health reasons. Hyo Jin claimed he had run out of money and declared bankruptcy, though in the bankruptcy deposition on November 15, 1996, he confirmed that he had received hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash at the Manhattan Center (that was not reported as taxable income). The money reportedly was spent on alcohol, drugs, and entertaining. Hyo Jin was prevented from visitations with his children for nearly two years due to failed drug tests.[4]

Remarriage

At age 36, Hyo Jin Moon married Yun Ah Choi in 1998, in a marriage ceremony arranged by Mr. and Mrs. Moon. Together, Hyo Jin and his wife are raising four young children of their own.

Recent public activities

Now Hyo Jin Moon dedicates his efforts to supporting projects which contribute to creating a positive influence on the culture, especially for young people and families. He still plays electric guitar and performs in live concerts.

In July of 2006, Hyo Jin Moon travelled to Africa together with his mother, Hakja Han Moon, where he delivered public addresses in several nations, as part of a 180-city world peace tour. As a prodigal son, his parents and brothers and sisters still regard Hyo Jin as being a member of the True Family.

Death

It is reported that on March 17, 2008, Hyo Jin Moon died of a heart attack at Rev. Moon's home in Hannam Dong in Seoul, South Korea. His body was taken to Cheongshim Hospital in CheongPyeong.

References

  1. ^ Dark Side of Rev. Moon: Generation Next Robert Parry 1997. Consortiumnews.com, The Consortium for Independent Journalism, Inc. Quotations are from In the Shadow of the Moons.
  2. ^ Hong, Nansook. (1998). In the Shadow of the Moons: My Life in the Reverend Sun Myung Moon's Family. Little, Brown. (ISBN 0-316-34816-3)
  3. ^ Nansook Hong on Hyo Jin Moon in interview on WBZ Boston News on television.
  4. ^ Boston Globe December 20 1997
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