'Doctor' Jo Joo-bin "Thank you for stopping the life of the devil... Sincerely apologize to victims including Son Seok-hee"

Telegram Doctor's Room operator Jo Joo-bin is leaving Jongno Police Station in Seoul on the 25th. Photo by Moon Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-gi] Jo Joo-bin (24), the 'Doctor' of the 'Telegram n번방' case who was arrested on charges of producing and distributing sexual exploitation materials, revealed his actual face on the 25th.

At around 8 a.m. that day, as he left Jongno Police Station in Seoul for prosecution transfer, Jo said, "To President Son Seok-hee, Reporter Kim Woong, Mayor Yoon Jang-hyun, and all those who were harmed by me, I sincerely apologize," adding, "I am truly grateful that you stopped the devilish life that could not be stopped."

However, he avoided answering additional questions such as "Do you admit the charges?" and "Do you apologize to the victims?"

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency sent Jo, who was detained on charges including violation of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexual Abuse, to the prosecution with a recommendation for indictment that morning.

Jo is accused of luring victims with part-time job offers, obtaining nude photos showing their faces, then blackmailing them into producing sexual exploitation materials and distributing them in the Doctor's Room.

He is also known to have stolen personal information of victim women and paid members of the Doctor's Room through social service agents working at district offices and community centers, using this information as a means of intimidation and coercion.

The police judged Jo's crimes to be malicious and repetitive, and held a 'Personal Information Disclosure Review Committee' the day before, deciding to disclose Jo's name, age, face, and other personal information.

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