Johnny Somali’s run of provocative livestream stunts in South Korea has now ended in a prison sentence.

A court in Seoul has sentenced the American YouTuber and livestreamer to six months in prison with hard labor, remanding him into custody after finding him guilty on multiple charges. According to local reporting, the ruling also includes 20 days of detention and a five-year ban on working at institutions related to children, teenagers, and people with disabilities.

The sentence was handed down by Judge Park Gee-won of the Seoul Western District Court on April 15 local time. Somali was convicted of obstruction of business and distributing fabricated sexual images under South Korea’s sexual crimes law. Prosecutors had pushed for a much harsher penalty, reportedly seeking three years of hard labor, but the court ultimately imposed a shorter sentence. Reports also said he will not have access to a cell phone while serving his term.

The case centers on a series of incidents from last year that triggered widespread anger in South Korea. Prosecutors accused Somali of repeatedly causing public disturbances in Seoul, including at a convenience store in Mapo District, where he allegedly blasted loud music and spilled noodle broth on a table. He was also accused of carrying a foul-smelling bag of fish through public areas, approaching pedestrians, and creating scenes on buses and subways by dancing and playing loud music.

But the backlash against him went far beyond nuisance behavior. Somali was widely condemned after filming himself kissing the Statue of Peace, a memorial symbolizing Korean victims of Japan’s wartime sexual slavery, and performing lewd dances in front of it on livestream. He also drew outrage for waving the Rising Sun flag and shouting “Takeshima,” the Japanese name used for Dokdo, a set of disputed islands that remain a deeply sensitive issue in Korea.

By the time the case reached court, Somali had already become a flashpoint in broader conversations about foreign streamers using Asian cities as content playgrounds, often pushing offensive or inflammatory acts for attention. Local coverage also noted that he appeared at an earlier hearing in a white suit and a red “Make America Great Again” hat, a detail that only added to the spectacle surrounding the case.

More details to emerge.