Prosecutor Seo Ji-hyun: "If We Fail to Address the 'Nth Room', It Will Be Hell for Children... A National Crisis"

Prosecutor Seo Ji-hyun / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Ju-hee] Prosecutor Seo Ji-hyun, who sparked the issue of sexual harassment within the prosecution through the 'Me Too movement,' criticized the so-called 'Telegram Nth Room case,' which is causing social controversy, as a "predictable crime."

On the 21st, Prosecutor Seo wrote on her Facebook, "Filming, uploading, and chatting have become easier with mobile phones widely distributed even to elementary school students. Telegram, which is difficult to trace, and the emergence of virtual currency made this a crime that was obviously predictable," she said.

Prosecutor Seo pointed out, "Similar crimes have been committed on Ilbe, Soranet, etc., but who has been properly punished? Son Jung-woo, Yang Jin-ho, Seungri, Kim Hak-eui, Ahn Tae-geun... Those who did not treat women as human beings, who among them has been properly punished?"

She continued, "Who were the ones who ignored women's issues like Me Too, Burning Sun, and hidden camera incidents in restrooms, saying that paying attention would cause men to lose votes? Who were the ones who turned a blind eye, thinking it was fine as long as neither they nor their families were victims or perpetrators?"

Prosecutor Seo emphasized, "A country that shows crisis response capabilities to COVID-19 and receives praise worldwide?how will it respond to 260,000 child sexual exploitation offenders, a number similar to the global COVID-19 infection count? If we fail to properly deal with the Nth Room case, we and our children will truly live in a 'hell.' This is truly a national crisis situation now."

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