Ministry of Gender Equality Forms Special Committee on Digital Sex Crimes... "Will Do Our Best for Strict Punishment" (Comprehensive)

Meeting Held with Relevant Ministries to Devise Measures
Lee Jung-ok "Feeling the Pain of the Victims"

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Lee Jung-ok is delivering a speech at the Digital Sex Crime Countermeasures Meeting, including the Telegram Nth Room case, held on the 24th at the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family's main conference room in the Government Seoul Office Building. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has decided to establish a special committee composed of related government departments and private experts in response to the 'Nth Room' case. Through regular meetings, the committee will strengthen interdepartmental cooperation and discuss measures to eradicate evolving digital sex crimes.

On the afternoon of the 24th, the Ministry announced that it will hold a "Meeting to Establish Measures to Eradicate Telegram Digital Sex Crimes" at the Government Seoul Office, together with related departments such as the Ministry of Justice, the National Police Agency, the Korea Communications Commission, and private experts.

Minister Lee Jung-ok of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family said in her opening remarks, "I feel a deep pain in my heart for the victims who have suffered immeasurable wounds and had their lives completely taken away due to the Telegram digital sex crime case," adding, "I feel an urgent need and heavy responsibility to establish effective countermeasures."

Minister Lee added, "We must remember again that the fear of social stigma was used as a tool to threaten the victims, and the government will do its utmost to ensure strict punishment and prevent recurrence of this incident."

She also stated, "The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family will make every effort to prevent secondary damage from occurring any further and to ensure strict punishment for those at fault," and "We will carefully review and promptly prepare countermeasures in cooperation with related departments."

The purpose of this meeting is to establish effective measures to eradicate digital sex crimes. It will also review matters related to legal and institutional improvements for strengthening punishment, preemptive blocking systems, and the expansion of digital sex crime prevention education and awareness improvement. Minister Lee said, "Since children and adolescents are included among the victims, this must be handled with even greater severity," and "We will do our best to promptly establish new measures to eradicate digital sex crimes."

So far, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has operated a "24-hour digital sex crime response system" that swiftly deletes and blocks illegal recordings by utilizing the "Integrated Database for Illegal Filming" in cooperation with the National Police Agency. Additionally, through the Korea Women's Human Rights Institute's Digital Sex Crime Victim Support Center, services such as video deletion support, psychological treatment, and legal assistance are provided to victims of Telegram digital sex crimes.

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