Women Angry at Telegram N-Bang, "Reveal the Identities of All Perpetrators!"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Anonymous women have called for the disclosure of identities and strict punishment for all perpetrators who produced, distributed, and purchased sexual exploitation materials in the so-called 'n번방' (n-room).

The 'n번방 Sexual Exploitation Strong Punishment Protest Organizing Committee' held a press conference in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 25th, stating, "For the safety of ordinary citizens and the victims' return to daily life, we demand the disclosure of identities of all n번방 perpetrators who actively participated in organized sexual exploitation."

The organizers said, "Telegram sexual exploitation group chat operators lured victims through threats and other methods to commit sexual crimes and gained economic benefits," adding, "Telegram 'n번방 case' sexual exploitation material purchasers are also sexual violence perpetrators who actively participated in the profit structure by paying from tens of thousands to over a million won."

They continued, "The occurrence and recurrence of the n번방 case fundamentally stemmed from the belief that 'they would not be caught,'" emphasizing, "We demand the swift arrest of Gatgat and the remaining perpetrators who have not yet been apprehended, as well as strong punishment for the operators, participants, and purchasers of the Telegram sexual exploitation rooms, including Baksa."

On this day, the organizers also demanded the enactment of new laws on digital sex crimes and laws to punish secondary victimization. They stated, "Laws regarding the punishment of digital sex crimes must also change in step with evolving platforms," and "New legislation is necessary for newly evolving malicious digital sex crimes."

They further urged, "Secondary victimization is an issue inseparable from sexual crimes," and called for "the enactment of laws that can punish secondary victimization against sexual crime victims."

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